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winners

noun

plural of winner

as in successes

a person or thing that is successful the movie was panned by the critics but has been a winner at the box office

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as in victors

one that defeats an enemy or opponent the winner of any given war is usually the one who gets to write the history of that war

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as in champions

the person who comes in first in a competition the other finalists graciously congratulated the winner

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Recent Examples of winners The English-language voice cast features Lenny Henry, while five-time Grammy Award-winners Michael League and Bob Lanzetti of Snarky Puppy contribute to the original score. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026 So what about Ohio State and Indiana, our last two national title winners? — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026 Shelton’s also a guy who loves the pressure of a big match, and any American man trying to end the drought of Grand Slam winners — in front of a home crowd, no less — will need mental strength out the wazoo. — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026 Scroll for the full list of winners for the 22nd edition of HollyShorts. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 23 Aug. 2026 While Ferran headed to Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain, veteran Lewandowski is now plying his trade in the MLS with the Chicago Fire. — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 Among the big winners in this month's primary was Matt Little, now the DFL nominee in Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District. — Esme Murphy, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026 And there is no doubt that there will be winners and losers this go-round, and probably a stock market correction or bear market along the way, but there is no need to try to guess when that might happen. — Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026 OpenAI is announcing the winners of its call for grant proposals to study the economic and societal impact of artificial intelligence, and to develop solutions to address disruptions. — Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 17 Aug. 2026

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Noun

But in all that time, across more than 100 successes and failures, no spacecraft has ever landed at the South Pole of the Moon.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026
Recent successes have also flipped the narrative on Tehran’s investment in the axis and its effectiveness.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of successes

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Both woman victors guarantees Tennesseans will have their first woman governor after November.

— Emily R. Condon, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
One of Ford’s Model T’s initially landed in first place, but the victors were later disqualified because Ford’s team hadn’t followed the rules.

— Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of victors

Noun

These former champions of AI data center investment in their states are now placing stricter standards on construction projects and requiring additional disclosures to root out more speculative activity.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026
Clark, a second-round draft pick by the defending Super Bowl champions, was injured on Seattle’s first defensive snap in a 19-16 loss to the Tennessee Titans in Nashville.

— Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of champions

Noun

Barcelona and Manchester City (in both domestic cups) were their elite conquerors in those competitions, though the 7-2 scoreline of the second leg at Camp Nou was embarrassing.

— The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 26 May 2026
Football, too, was brought to colonies by conquerors, only to be embraced by the conquered and remade anew.

— Franklin Leonard, Vanity Fair, 14 May 2026

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The Patriots are the defending division champs after dethroning quarterback Josh Allen and the Bills last season en route to representing the AFC in the Super Bowl.

— Austin Mock, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
The team beat the New England champs from Bridgewater, Massachusetts, 2-1, on Wednesday night.

— Vanessa Murdock, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of champs

Noun

In mid-August, the Hollywood blockbusters tend to clear out of movie theaters and smaller indie titles move in.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026
The combined success of these blockbusters — not to mention the droves of smaller-scale films doing their part — has helped vault the domestic box office back to numbers many prognosticators thought were ancient history.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of blockbusters

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Gilgeous-Alexander — the reigning NBA MVP — is one of the finalists for this year’s top individual honor, along with Denver’s Nikola Jokic and the Spurs’ Wembanyama, who is also a finalist for defensive player of the year.

— Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Auriemma, Ralph named Coach of the Year finalists UConn coach Geno Auriemma was also named a finalist for Naismith Coach of the Year on Wednesday.

— Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026

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