1
as in to prevail
to achieve victory (as in a contest)
the kind of person who always has to win—even if the game is just for fun
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2
as in to earn
to receive as return for effort
win a gold medal in swimming
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3
as in to achieve
to obtain (as a goal) through effort
won a substantial victory in the struggle for civil rights for all
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as in victory
an instance of defeating an enemy or opponent
a team with 12 wins and two losses
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Recent Examples of win
Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
To date, The Whites have won two Grammys, earning best southern, country or bluegrass gospel album for their project Salt of the Earth (with Skaggs), and album of the year for the O Brother, Where Art Thou?
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 14 Jan. 2025
Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2025
With alliances and fears at play, my bet is on Team Goldfish or Team Starfish taking the win.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 27 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Throughout her career, Eilish has won nine Grammy awards and has received 32 nominations.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
To date, The Whites have won two Grammys, earning best southern, country or bluegrass gospel album for their project Salt of the Earth (with Skaggs), and album of the year for the O Brother, Where Art Thou?
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 14 Jan. 2025
Noun
The first season, which premiered July 2021, was set in Hawaii and received 20 Emmy nominations across 13 categories and ten wins, the most wins of any program that year including Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2025
With alliances and fears at play, my bet is on Team Goldfish or Team Starfish taking the win.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for win
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Both believe that their form of governance is superior and must prevail.—
Melik Kaylan,
Forbes,
29 Jan. 2025
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Previously trapped near an undersea mountain, the iceberg now appears to be drifting with prevailing currents, according to Andrew Meijers, a physical oceanographer at the British Antarctic Survey.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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The founder earned a reputation for stirring up controversy and pushing fashion ideas to the extreme, as in his use of oversized silhouettes and his iconoclastic runway presentations.—
Miles Socha,
WWD,
29 Jan. 2025
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Pike, who died of Cancer in 2019, earned notoriety in the early 1980s after establishing the Pikes Hotel in Ibiza.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
29 Jan. 2025
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Healthy eating is vital to preventing and managing type 2 diabetes, and the Mediterranean diet may help to achieve this.—
Lana Barhum,
Verywell Health,
21 Jan. 2025
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Ukrainians are ready to work together with Americans to achieve peace, true peace.—
Tom Soufi Burridge,
ABC News,
21 Jan. 2025
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After missing three games to rehabilitate, Towns returned in Monday’s 119-110 victory over the Atlanta Hawks, sporting a bandaged thumb.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
22 Jan. 2025
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Overall, Porsche won three more races in 2024, with Nasr and Cameron taking one more victory after Daytona.—
Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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Cote d’Ivoire hosted and triumphed at the African Cup of Nations, defeating Nigeria in the final.—
Stephanie Busari and Ifeanyi Abraham,
Essence,
17 Jan. 2025
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The Eagles triumphed over the Packers 22-10, advancing to the NFC Divisional Round, but the victory was marred by a disturbing altercation in the stands.—
John Mac Ghlionn,
Newsweek,
13 Jan. 2025
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Conservation gained traction in the U.S. during the late 19th century as Americans — and the Western world more broadly — looked to address the consequences of industrial growth through what became known as progressivism.—
Johnathan K Williams / Made by History,
TIME,
30 Jan. 2025
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Spending both on goods and services gained steam that period, especially purchases of durables, which registered a stunning 12.1% rate.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN,
30 Jan. 2025
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One of the ways analytics-as-a-service is attained is through multimodal AI, leveraging multiple forms of AI, like computer vision, deep learning, machine learning or predictive analytics, to solve a problem.—
Carlos Melendez,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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At the top of the list, Avira and McAfee Total Protection for Mac attained a perfect 100% detection rate.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
24 Jan. 2025
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JPMorgan's profit rose to a record high in 2024 as its dealmakers and traders reaped a windfall from rebounding markets in the fourth quarter.—
Pritam Biswas and Nupur Anand,
USA TODAY,
25 Jan. 2025
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Several semiconductor makers should reap the biggest rewards from President Donald Trump’s Stargate artificial intelligence initiative, tech analysts say.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Win.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/win. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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