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noun

winning

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verb

present participle of win
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Recent Examples of winning
Adjective
Lindsey leaves as the winningest football coach in program history; his 72.7 percent winning mark is the fourth-highest in the history of Division I FCS (formerly Division I-AA). Staff Reports, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2023 Joe Montana Super Bowl winning jersey The jersey is arguably one of the winningest jerseys ever worn in football history, as Montana wore it for two Super Bowl victories, one of which he was named Super Bowl MVP. Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2023
Noun
Double your winnings with (10) 100 percent profit boosts. Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025 Crespi’s 14-game winning streak came to an end with a loss to Sierra Canyon in Mission League play. Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Verb
None lasted more than three years, and only Nagy produced a winning season. Phil Rogers, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025 Mega Millions says that no representative of the lottery would ever call, text or e-mail anyone about winning a prize. Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for winning
Recent Examples of Synonyms for winning
Adjective
  • Look forward to playtime with the adorable animals (the kittens are adoptable), along with social media-worthy photo activations, healthy bites from Vale, matcha lattes and coffee.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Case in point: These adorable Papillio by Birkenstock sandals, 41 percent off, provide an extra inch of height but still have the same comfy cork footbed the brand is known for.
    Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Over the course of the game, hosted by the charming Peter Serafinowicz (The Tick), the cash changed hands a few times, lies were told, innocent people were voted out, and tears were shed.
    Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • But behind the chocolate chips and charming branding was a visionary who defied the traditional mold of Black masculinity, one homemade batch at a time.
    Jasmine Browley, Essence, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Chatsworth 3, Cleveland 1: Michael Guerrero threw the complete game, striking out seven and walking one, to lift Chatsworth to the West Valley League win.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Lionsgate’s The German has had a rocky Series Mania but the team behind the Oliver Masucci-starrer will have been delighted with a writing win for creators Moshe Zonder and Ronit Weiss Berkowitz.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The governor’s plan would make pre-K free for families earning up to $100,000 a year, and $20 a day for those earning up to $150,000.
    Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Two weeks later, Payne carried the Lancers to a championship in La Jolla’s Beach City Invitational, earning the tournament’s MVP for middles.
    Tim Meehan SD, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • In many regions, this time-consuming task prevents them from fully participating in education or income-generating activities, caring for family, and achieving their potential.
    Matt Damon, TIME, 22 Mar. 2025
  • For Lewis and his camera team, achieving that kind of movement through space with precise timing required a staggering amount of planning, tracking vehicles, and handoffs.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • This should be shocking not only to judges, but to the intuitive sense of liberty that Americans far removed from courthouses still hold dear.
    TIME Staff, Time, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Fear not, dear reader, here’s every single one of them, ranked.
    Nola Pfau, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • One of the most affecting posts was a picture of a small garbage bag-like plastic bag that contains a baby’s body.
    Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • For the picture-seeking visitor, however, the most affecting changes are quieter.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • His victory was the culmination of an 11-year journey of doubts and disappointments, of resilience and reckoning, of vexation before validation.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Crow-Armstrong crisply addressed the topic and then went about his pregame routine before starring in Sunday’s 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
    Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025

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