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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
The Czech player only broke into the Top 100 back in 2025 and won his first ATP title that same year after beating Novak Djokovic in the final of the Miami Open.
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Ben Church, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
The Oscar winner for Editing also has won Best Picture for four consecutive years now.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 3 June 2026
Seattle won two Super Bowls while Teasley was in the building — including last season's — and appeared in a third.
—Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 3 June 2026
The Canadiens won that series for a few different reasons, but goaltending was a big one.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 28 May 2026
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Ben Church, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
The Oscar winner for Editing also has won Best Picture for four consecutive years now.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 3 June 2026
Seattle won two Super Bowls while Teasley was in the building — including last season's — and appeared in a third.
—Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 3 June 2026
The Canadiens won that series for a few different reasons, but goaltending was a big one.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for won
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Byrd prevailed, but television production was changing again by the late 1990s.—
Mike Albo,
Vulture,
2 June 2026
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The Southern Section Division 1 champions faced top teams all season and prevailed, with junior Mateo Fuerbringer stamping himself as the top player for his class in the nation.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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This rapid breakthrough, combined with early reforms such as releasing political prisoners and allowing a freer press, earned him the Nobel Peace Prize.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
31 May 2026
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Bianco earned a 1 percentage point increase, while Mahan and Porter lost 3 and 5 percentage points, respectively.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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While vitamin C is almost entirely synonymous with brightening in the US, in Korea, brightening can be achieved through a blend of ingredients including niacinamide, tranexamic acid, kojic acid, and rice extract, among others.—
Rosa Jisoo Pyo,
Vogue,
31 May 2026
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That does not mean MAHA has achieved nothing.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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Qatar won 1-0, thrashed the UAE in the next round and triumphed in the final with a shock 3-1 victory over Japan.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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The film premiered at Cannes, won Annecy’s top prize, and later triumphed at the Césars and the European Film Awards, while earning an Oscar nomination.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
17 May 2026
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Nvidia also gained more than 2% early Monday after the chipmaker unveiled powerful new chips to bring AI functions into laptops and desktop computers, including those made by Microsoft and Dell set to roll out later this year.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 June 2026
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Its Claude chatbot has become a popular alternative in the increasingly competitive generative AI market, while Claude Code has gained traction among software developers and enterprise customers looking to automate coding tasks and improve productivity.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
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That figure marks a significant drop from a recent peak attained in 2023, but borrowing costs remain well above a 0% rate established at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
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Meanwhile, looksmaxxers with an especially large following of hundreds of thousands of people on social media platforms like TikTok and Kick have attained pop-culture status.—
Jordyn Tovey,
The Conversation,
22 May 2026
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Social media posts claiming that hackers can extract fingerprints from photo subjects flashing peace signs online and enhance them using artificial intelligence have garnered thousands of likes and sparked anxiety for some.—
Lauren Fichten,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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Picture Company was also a producer on Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, which garnered eight Oscar nominations.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
1 June 2026
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Families living in barndominiums have made choices to own animals, raise their own crops and garden, get outside and play.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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Here, Chinese laborers, factory workers, seamstresses, nail technicians, and cooks take glorious center stage, their lives and deepest yearnings made epic.—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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“Won.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/won. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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