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as in prevails
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 earns
to receive as return for effort
win a gold medal in swimming
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as in achieves
to obtain (as a goal) through effort
won a substantial victory in the struggle for civil rights for all
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as in victories
an instance of defeating an enemy or opponent
a team with 12 wins and two losses
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Recent Examples of wins
Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Feb. 2026
Russia's Nikita Filippov wins 'skimo' silver for first Olympic 'AIN' medal.
—Alex Connor, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
Ultimately, Eric wins the shield, which means nobody will be safe from murder that night.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2026
If City wins all of its remaining games it will be crowned champion.
—ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026
Japan’s Ami Nakai, one of two skaters today with a triple axel, wins bronze in the women’s individual figure skating program.
—Sean Nevin, NBC news, 19 Feb. 2026
The Blue Jackets went on an 11-1-0 run, including seven straight regulation wins, before the Olympic break, pulling them to within four points of both the second wild-card spot (currently held by Boston) and third place (currently the New York Islanders) in the Metropolitan Division.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Players can multiply non-jackpot wins up to 10 times when the jackpot is $150 million or less.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 19 Feb. 2026
The game has a progressive jackpot that grows until someone wins and in her case, the prize was $768,201, officials said.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
The southpaw ranks fourth in strikeouts, seventh in starts, 10th in wins and 11th in innings pitched.
—James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026
The hosts talk about how the wins will impact both the NHL and USA Hockey.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 26 Feb. 2026
The Huskies finished with the most wins in Nolan’s eight-year tenure.
—Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
After the success of The White Lotus and three Emmy wins, White got an invitation back to Fiji for Survivor‘s 50th season.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 26 Feb. 2026
His 935 wins are 14th-most in NBA history.
—Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
The first was to reach 20 wins, and the second was to become the first Southwest team since 1971 to repeat as undefeated district champs.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Feb. 2026
But the Hurricanes are the first team in a Power 4 conference to reach 10 wins.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
Verb
Blackman High senior Blackman High senior Nicholas Cunningham wins Tennessean Student of the Week poll with more than 30,000 votes.
—Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Feb. 2026
Russia's Nikita Filippov wins 'skimo' silver for first Olympic 'AIN' medal.
—Alex Connor, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
Ultimately, Eric wins the shield, which means nobody will be safe from murder that night.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2026
If City wins all of its remaining games it will be crowned champion.
—ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026
Japan’s Ami Nakai, one of two skaters today with a triple axel, wins bronze in the women’s individual figure skating program.
—Sean Nevin, NBC news, 19 Feb. 2026
The Blue Jackets went on an 11-1-0 run, including seven straight regulation wins, before the Olympic break, pulling them to within four points of both the second wild-card spot (currently held by Boston) and third place (currently the New York Islanders) in the Metropolitan Division.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Players can multiply non-jackpot wins up to 10 times when the jackpot is $150 million or less.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 19 Feb. 2026
The game has a progressive jackpot that grows until someone wins and in her case, the prize was $768,201, officials said.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
One of those wins was last year's 57-26 triumph in Athens, which featured UT turning a 20-16 lead at halftime into a 31-point victory.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
The southpaw ranks fourth in strikeouts, seventh in starts, 10th in wins and 11th in innings pitched.
—James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026
The hosts talk about how the wins will impact both the NHL and USA Hockey.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 26 Feb. 2026
The Huskies finished with the most wins in Nolan’s eight-year tenure.
—Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
After the success of The White Lotus and three Emmy wins, White got an invitation back to Fiji for Survivor‘s 50th season.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 26 Feb. 2026
His 935 wins are 14th-most in NBA history.
—Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
The first was to reach 20 wins, and the second was to become the first Southwest team since 1971 to repeat as undefeated district champs.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Feb. 2026
But the Hurricanes are the first team in a Power 4 conference to reach 10 wins.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wins
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Witness the scale and ferocity of nature’s most powerful forces – from hurricanes and flash floods to droughts and bushfires – and discover the ingenious ways nature endures, adapts and prevails against these new extremes.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2026
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Still, experts say, in naval combat, the larger force usually prevails.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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At nearly 6 millimeters, Megabathynella totemensis genuinely earns the title among its peers.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2026
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The Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card (see rates and fees) earns 3X Chase Ultimate Rewards® points on most generic online grocery purchases.—
Ryley Amond,
CNBC,
20 Feb. 2026
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Prototype achieves high capacity and industrial-scale metrics At the core of the prototype is a conductive polymer known as poly(benzodifurandione), or PBFDO.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
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The awards place a premium on investigative and enterprising reporting that gains attention and achieves results, and honor special achievement in print, online, or broadcast journalism.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
18 Feb. 2026
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Over time the address has become a vehicle for presidents to address the nation’s residents, claim legislative victories and foreshadow upcoming policy goals.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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To capitalize on this yearning for tradition, and to bind sumo’s fortunes to the state, the sport’s governing body aligned itself with the rising tide of nationalism that took hold of Japan after its victories in wars against the Chinese and the Russians.—
Joshua Hunt,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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Perhaps some enterprising Democrat or Republican will come along who exhibits more faith in our constitutional system, governs with the foresight that there are more elections to come than just the next one — and reaps the benefits.—
David M. Drucker,
Twin Cities,
11 Feb. 2026
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And if the hypotheticals are not enough to dissuade, history is littered with teams trading away their future for immediate glories, seeing their plans implode, and being left with a ruinous future that becomes a hopeless present while another team reaps the benefits.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
30 Jan. 2026
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But if a person seeking status is already wealthy or attains corporate sponsorship, for instance, a viable pathway to citizenship opens up, even if only slightly.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
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Gemini attains a very favorable position almost directly overhead.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
12 Dec. 2025
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But there’s a countermovement in the show, the People Power Revolution that gains momentum after the assassination of Nimoy.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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The straight edge feels almost refreshingly new and when Rihanna wears it, the look naturally gains an extra dose of coolness.—
Lina-Marie Baatz,
Glamour,
20 Feb. 2026
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Also in the top 10 of the latest Billboard 200, Brent Faiyaz captures his second top 10 with the debut of Icon, while Charli xcx scores her third top 10 with the arrival of her soundtrack to the film Wuthering Heights.—
Keith Caulfield,
Billboard,
22 Feb. 2026
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Then Mitch Marner scores a massive goal to send them to the semis.—
Chris Pronger,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Wins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wins. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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