1
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
Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Bryant Vincent is the WarHawks’ fourth coach during the program’s active streak of 12 consecutive non-winning seasons.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
Doncic’s historic scoring run has fueled the Lakers’ nine-game winning streak, their best since the 2019-20 season that ended with an NBA championship.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2026
Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
At Maroon in Sahara Las Vegas, James Beard Award-winning chef Kwame Onwuachi will reimagine the classic steakhouse through a Caribbean lens.
—Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
One more loss would clinch the A’s fourth consecutive season with a non-winning record.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Bryant Vincent is the WarHawks’ fourth coach during the program’s active streak of 12 consecutive non-winning seasons.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
Greaves finished with 21 saves for Columbus, which had its four-game winning streak and 12-game points streak stopped.
—ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
Doncic’s historic scoring run has fueled the Lakers’ nine-game winning streak, their best since the 2019-20 season that ended with an NBA championship.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2026
Verb
Orlando has already clinched the tiebreaker against Miami by virtue of winning all their meetings (four in the regular season and one in the NBA Cup that doesn’t count toward tiebreakers).
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
At Maroon in Sahara Las Vegas, James Beard Award-winning chef Kwame Onwuachi will reimagine the classic steakhouse through a Caribbean lens.
—Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for winning
Adjective
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Read about the first-grade class that, in 1982, took a trip to tap a sugar maple, boil the sap, and share some adorable moments.—
Hannah Jocelyn,
New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2026
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Bolstered by fuzzy electric guitars, the song also provides the perfect moment for TWS to show off their aegyo — a quintessentially South Korean gesture of acting adorable that doesn’t always translate well overseas.—
Jae-Ha Kim,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
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My experience Sorce is nestled off of East Seventh Street in an unassuming, yet undeniably charming building.—
Samantha Husted,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2026
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And best of all, in my opinion, the old Writers Bar, which was barely a bar at all and hardly worth writing about, has been shifted to the front of the main building, greatly expanded and transformed into one of the most charming bars in a city that is full of charming bars.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Ware, 21, finished the win with 13 points on 5-of-5 shooting from the field and 3-of-3 shooting on threes, 11 rebounds, four assists and one block in 20 minutes and posted a positive plus/minus for just the second time in the last six games.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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Yet, unlike the middle-of-the-road duo, Fetterman does not wield his would-be leverage to score policy wins.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The latter, a wry comedy of futile endeavor, was based on a story by Kiarostami, but Haghighi soon sought to shake off Kiarostami’s influence—and, even more, a prevailing caricature of Iranian cinema that Kiarostami’s style had given rise to.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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Publicly, the prevailing perception is that the Mavericks’ efforts to build a new arena by 2031 are moving at glacial pace.—
Brad Townsend,
Dallas Morning News,
25 Mar. 2026
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In his first full pro season in ’25, the southpaw dominated High-A before earning a promotion to Hartford.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
26 Mar. 2026
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The film was a critical and commercial smash, earning more than $100 million at the box office and scoring seven Oscars including best picture.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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That has kept most stars from achieving crossover appeal.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Churchgoers in the 2000s may remember a time when small groups met up for Ramsey’s Financial Peace University in hopes of achieving a debt-free life.—
Bracey Harris,
NBC news,
28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Fortunately for me—and for you, dear listener—Stephan Jenkins had an unexpected answer to that question.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
25 Mar. 2026
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These two visions are dear to us and remain relevant today.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In one of the most affecting stretches in the biography, Oppenheimer recounts how Rudy died prematurely of a heart attack less than a month before Blume’s wedding.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
18 Mar. 2026
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Young actor Owen Cooper makes a brilliant Emmy-winning debut as Jamie, and the scenes between him and his therapist (Erin Doherty) in episode 3 are some of the most affecting examples of storytelling in recent history.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Winning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/winning. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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