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present participle of win
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of winning
Adjective
Now, five games into the 2025 season and riding a three-game winning streak, the Pointers are starting to speak the language. Noah Perkins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025 The weakest VMAs in years, after a five-year winning streak. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
In total, the most winning months of over $100,000 were August and January. Rachel Smith, The Courier-Journal, 15 Mar. 2024 Lindsey leaves as the winningest football coach in program history; his 72.7 percent winning mark is the fourth-highest in the history of Division I FCS (formerly Division I-AA). Staff Reports, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2023
Noun
The Emmy Award-winning show quickly became a global phenomenon, chronicling the upstairs-downstairs lives of the Crawley family and their staff in the early 20th century, through World War I and into the roaring ’20s. Julia Teti, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025 About the life and legacy of Nobel Prize-winning scientist Phil Sharp, the doc is narrated by Mark Ruffalo. Addie Morfoot, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for winning
Recent Examples of Synonyms for winning
Adjective
  • For many, Maru will remain a beloved gateway into the world of adorable, viral cat videos.
    Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Minnie is totally adorable, and Goofy is just a big goof.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Meyers is celebrated for her charming aesthetic of cozy neutrals.
    Erin Jensen, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Garcia will play Renata, a disarmingly charming leader with a natural ability to win people over with her optimism and convivial personality.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The approximately 40,000 older workers who have benefited from it annually in recent years have earned their area’s prevailing minimum wage as a stipend while working part time.
    Cal J. Halvorsen, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Matsura’s photographs stand in sharp contrast to this powerful, prevailing myth.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Notably, that was considerably more than his boss was earning as a House member, $174,000.
    David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The craft seller at a roadside market is earning her independence.
    Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Called Ultra-Low Inductance Smart (ULIS) power module, the efficient innovation is capable of achieving five times greater energy density than predecessor designs in a smaller package.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Thanks to many hair- and scalp-care innovations, the best ingredients for hair growth products are a feasible means to achieving thicker, longer tresses right at home.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Pittman is referring to the 6-4 left-hander Austin Simmons, who suffered a left ankle injury in the fourth quarter of Ole Miss’ 30-23 win last week at Kentucky to open league play.
    Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Lopes followed that setback with five straight wins.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • My dear friend Charlie Kirk was our country's relentless and courageous crusader for free speech.
    Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
  • And now, another big change is coming to something William holds dear.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Among the most affecting discoveries were journals written not just by Octavia but also by her mother.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 2 Sep. 2025
  • An absolute charmer, The Tale of Silyan is an affecting look at the human-avian bond, with all its mysteries, warmth and ungainly practicalities.
    Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025

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“Winning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/winning. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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