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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
See the full list of 2025 Golden Globes winners.
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Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 6 Jan. 2025
There were no $2 million or $1 million winners in Saturday’s drawing, and no one hit the jackpot, results show.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
Kidman, Winslet, and Jolie are all previous Globes winners, while Swinton has been nominated a total of five times, and both Torres and Anderson are celebrating their first nominations.
—EW.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Stan was one of the Golden Globes winners, picking up a trophy for A Different Man in the Best Performance in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy category.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2025
However, the history of science and innovation is matched by one of marketing and, some say, propaganda, leaving an evolving narrative and conflicting claims of winners and losers in the race to fly.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 6 Jan. 2025
Here are the 2025 Golden Globe winners (in bold) and nominees.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
Third Down Conversions Another area where the first-round winners asserted their dominance was on third-down conversions.
—Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
This suggests that the winners not only controlled the pace of the game but also established a physical dominance in the trenches.
—Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 6 Jan. 2025
There were no $2 million or $1 million winners in Saturday’s drawing, and no one hit the jackpot, results show.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
Kidman, Winslet, and Jolie are all previous Globes winners, while Swinton has been nominated a total of five times, and both Torres and Anderson are celebrating their first nominations.
—EW.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Stan was one of the Golden Globes winners, picking up a trophy for A Different Man in the Best Performance in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy category.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2025
However, the history of science and innovation is matched by one of marketing and, some say, propaganda, leaving an evolving narrative and conflicting claims of winners and losers in the race to fly.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 6 Jan. 2025
Here are the 2025 Golden Globe winners (in bold) and nominees.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
Third Down Conversions Another area where the first-round winners asserted their dominance was on third-down conversions.
—Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
This suggests that the winners not only controlled the pace of the game but also established a physical dominance in the trenches.
—Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for winners
Noun
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His abilities have produced a broad range of career successes involving athletic competition, acting and business ventures.Ashley Hume, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
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Surely there will be more deals and losses, stock market ups and downs, successes and bankruptcies.Megan Poinski, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Overall, the victors converted 65% more third downs, underscoring their ability to sustain drives.Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Several key stat lines proved to be consistently lopsided in favor of the victors.Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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From box office blockbusters to festival darlings, the race offers no shortage of contenders—and no single film has emerged as the definitive frontrunner.Clayton Davis, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025
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This was one of two blockbusters to go along with a massive re-signing that all dropped in a wild 23-minute span.Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Winners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/winners. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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