most valuable player

noun

: the player who contributes the most to his or her team's success

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Massey, the game’s most valuable player, scored 16 points on 7 of 12 shooting and also had six rebounds. Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Mar. 2025 But what’s a nice rookie moment to an archetypal fourth-down highlight from the sport’s most valuable player? Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025 Early this season, the Rams pondered dealing the 2021 offensive player of the year and Super Bowl most valuable player, but kept him and then watched his production wane. Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025 Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson won his second NFL most valuable player award in 2023, while Arsenal’s William Saliba, Gabriel, Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard are consistently among the best players in the Premier League. Eduardo Tansley, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for most valuable player

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“Most valuable player.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/most%20valuable%20player. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.

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