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as in prevailed
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 earned
to receive as return for effort
win a gold medal in swimming
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as in achieved
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 won
Acuff won a high school state championship at the Breslin Center in 2023.
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Matt Byrne, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2025
Missouri State has won four straight games, is 6-3 overall and 4-1 in Conference USA.
—The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 9 Nov. 2025
Osborne’s team won its next four games to finish 13-0 and claim a share of the national championship with Michigan.
—The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
One ticket, sold in Michigan, matched the five numbers and won $1 million.
—Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
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Matt Byrne, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2025
Missouri State has won four straight games, is 6-3 overall and 4-1 in Conference USA.
—The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 9 Nov. 2025
Osborne’s team won its next four games to finish 13-0 and claim a share of the national championship with Michigan.
—The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
One ticket, sold in Michigan, matched the five numbers and won $1 million.
—Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for won
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With president of baseball and business operations Derek Falvey in charge, the Twins have gone to arbitration hearings three times and the team has prevailed each time (Kyle Gibson in 2018, José Berríos in 2020 and Nick Gordon 2024).—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
9 Jan. 2026
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San Jose has prevailed in five of its last six outings, including Tuesday’s win over Columbus.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Snow is also coming off of a performance in Netflix's The Beast in Me, which earned a Golden Globes nod in the Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television category, as well as two other nominations for performances by leads Matthew Rhys and Claire Danes.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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On the television side, popular shows like The Pitt, and The Studio won big at the Golden Globes, with Noah Wyle winning for his dramatic performance in the medical series, while Seth Rogen earned a Globe for his work in the streaming comedy.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Jan. 2026
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This nws in not just about saving the tunnel project, but is also an interesting showcase of what can be achieved with a little bit of lateral thinking and planning.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Jan. 2026
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The Patriots achieved their largest lead (14 points) three times in the fourth quarter.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Jan. 2026
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But Carolina triumphed in the three-way tiebreaker, by virtue of its better overall record against the other first-place teams.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Jan. 2026
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With victory in north London, Littler now takes a 4-3 lead in his head-to-head with Van Veen, having first triumphed against him at the Youth World Championship final in November 2023.—
Caoimhe O'Neill,
New York Times,
3 Jan. 2026
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The Hurricanes are a plus-3 in the playoffs (five gained, two lost) and plus-12 on the season (25 gained, 13 lost), while Ole Miss is plus-2 in playoffs (four gained, two lost) and even on the season (14 gained, 14 lost).—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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Thus, over time, Williams gained appreciation for Johnson’s motives, for his communication style, most of all for his consistency.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Few people would consider a career as a regional, impersonator-style vocalist to be worthwhile; even fewer would, having attained such a career, try to make themselves into something more than a novelty act.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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Rockwell painted a country that believed its high principles could be attained.—
Philip Martin,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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The anthology series, which has garnered accolades at the New York Festivals Radio Awards and the Irish Podcast Awards, was brought to the stage with a live show at the London Podcast Festival in 2022 and a second live show in Dublin in 2023.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
7 Jan. 2026
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That clip, which garnered more than a million views in 24 hours and has 9 million-plus views in total, turned my 82-year-old mother into a viral sensation.—
Peter Kiefer,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Jan. 2026
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Recently, researchers have made a major leap forward by engineering a novel cathode material that dramatically elevates performance, bringing us closer to practical, high-efficiency thermal energy systems.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Jan. 2026
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Joonas Korpisalo made 27 saves for his first shutout of the season and the eighth of his career, Viktor Arvidsson scored and the Boston Bruins beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 1-0 on Sunday.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Won.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/won. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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