victorious
adjective
vic·to·ri·ous
vik-ˈtȯr-ē-əs 
1
a
: having won a victory
a victorious army
b
: of, relating to, or characteristic of victory
victorious exuberance
2
: evincing moral harmony or a sense of fulfillment : fulfilled
victoriously
adverb
victoriousness
noun
Examples of victorious in a Sentence
They were victorious over their enemies.
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Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
Loons won in head coach Eric Ramsay’s debut in March, with LAFC victorious in May.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 21 Feb. 2025
Both players might have been closer to the Ballon d’Or that year had Liverpool not lost another Champions League final, which instead sent votes towards Real Madrid’s victorious captain Karim Benzema, who became the first Arab since Zinedine Zidane to take the accolade.
—Simon Hughes, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
And defeated parties often revive faster than expected when victorious presidents overreach their mandates.
—Carl Leubsdorf, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025
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victorious
adjective
vic·to·ri·ous
vik-ˈtōr-ē-əs
-ˈtȯr-
: having won a victory
a victorious candidate
victoriously
adverb
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