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as in adorable
having qualities that tend to make one loved
a particularly pretty and winning child
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as in charming
likely or intended to win one's affection
flashed a winning smile that soon had us at her beck and call
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as in win
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as in prevailing
to achieve victory (as in a contest)
the kind of person who always has to win—even if the game is just for fun
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as in earning
to receive as return for effort
win a gold medal in swimming
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as in achieving
to obtain (as a goal) through effort
won a substantial victory in the struggle for civil rights for all
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Recent Examples of winning
Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Hughes, the winningest high school boys basketball coach, with 1,333 wins, coached at Dunbar from 1973 until his retirement in 2005, winning two state championships.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025
Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 May 2026
Randal Grichuk hit a solo home run and Drew Romo scored the winning run in the eighth inning for the Chicago White Sox in a 2-1 win over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday.
—CBS News, 10 May 2026
Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
The Grammy-winning superstar, 36, shed light on that experience when sitting down with The New York Times Magazine as one of its 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters — as voted by six New York Times critics and 250 music insiders.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
The Chicago Bears are emerging from their October bye week with a mini-winning streak plus a surge of confidence.
—Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Hughes, the winningest high school boys basketball coach, with 1,333 wins, coached at Dunbar from 1973 until his retirement in 2005, winning two state championships.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
The Texas Rangers looked to their ace Jacob deGrom Sunday, hoping a dominant performance could give the Rangers their second-straight win against the Chicago Cubs — who came into Arlington riding a 10-game winning streak.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 May 2026
Randal Grichuk hit a solo home run and Drew Romo scored the winning run in the eighth inning for the Chicago White Sox in a 2-1 win over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday.
—CBS News, 10 May 2026
Verb
Lake Nona took control in the final by winning the two doubles lines.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
The Grammy-winning superstar, 36, shed light on that experience when sitting down with The New York Times Magazine as one of its 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters — as voted by six New York Times critics and 250 music insiders.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for winning
Adjective
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The casting featured a deep roster of models, from elders to adorable kids, many the children of staffers.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
7 May 2026
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Hop on over to neighboring Mad Martha’s for ice cream, Murdick’s for fudge, and the adorable Edgartown Books for beach reads.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 May 2026
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The neighborhood/area Just a couple blocks off the eastern end of Montauk’s main drag, Marram is walking distance from charming local eateries (like Joni’s, for breakfast), surfboard rentals over at Sunset Surf Shack, and fresh brews at Montauk Brewing Company.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 May 2026
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There’s Lewis Pullman, continuing to work his own dad’s charming everyman appeal.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
7 May 2026
Noun
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The club’s only other victory came against the Galaxy (4-5-4) — a 2-1 road win on March 14 in which Joveljić also scored.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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While the Crusaders have a regular-season finale Friday against Eastlake, Wednesday’s win clinched the league title.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2026
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After moving to the University of California, San Diego, in the late 1960s, Braunwald challenged the then-prevailing dogma that development of a blood clot in one of the coronary arteries feeding the heart instantly acted like a light switch to destroy the organ’s muscle.—
Lawrence K. Altman,
STAT,
7 May 2026
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Read the full Semafor Intelligence findings on prevailing views from Semafor World Economy 2026 here.—
Rachel Keidan,
semafor.com,
7 May 2026
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Poorer households, defined as those earning less than $40,000, cut their gas consumption by 7%, the report found, but still spent 12% more on gas in March.—
Christopher Rugaber,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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To tow the car five miles and hold it at a towing site cost $430, which if someone is earning only the minimum wage is a lot of money.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
Verb
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If Pan American Airways represented, at its height, victory and suavity, the country achieving a kind of European state of grace, then Spirit was the exact opposite—synonymous with the rowdy and the rude at the heart of the American character.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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What may sound like a dizzying lifestyle to some to Chiles is par for the course in achieving her loftiest goals across sports and beyond.—
Marquise Francis,
NBC news,
9 May 2026
Adjective
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Big Bear Valley's beloved baby eagles finally have names – and one moniker is a tribute to a dear friend of the nonprofit.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
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McDaniels held onto Murray for dear life — often literally clasping his jersey — as the Nuggets tried to run him off every conceivable screen.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
1 May 2026
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Each emotional beat arrives with soft footsteps, and is all the more affecting for it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
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But the most affecting moment – both in song and on the album – comes at the end, with Bono singing a capella, his voice catching on the final lines as the song ends cold.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Winning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/winning. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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