as in winning
having won a victory or having ended in a victory
the victorious army a victorious battle They were victorious over their rivals.
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This notably happened in 2018 when the 58-win Golden State Warriors and 65-win Houston Rockets played an epic seven-game Conference Finals before the victorious Warriors swept the 50-win Cleveland Cavaliers in the Finals.
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Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 21 Oct. 2025
After two hours of high-speed, eardrum-bursting laps around the winding track, Verstappen proved victorious, with McLaren’s Lando Norris and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc finishing in second and third, respectively.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2025
From there, the competition whittled down until one was crowned victorious.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
Since Xi Jinping assumed power in 2012, Chinese stories have increasingly included nods to Chinese nationalist (not just communist) soldiers fighting bravely, thus placing a strong, victorious, and morally righteous China at the forefront of the postwar global order.
—Big Think, 18 Oct. 2025
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Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 21 Oct. 2025
After two hours of high-speed, eardrum-bursting laps around the winding track, Verstappen proved victorious, with McLaren’s Lando Norris and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc finishing in second and third, respectively.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2025
From there, the competition whittled down until one was crowned victorious.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
Since Xi Jinping assumed power in 2012, Chinese stories have increasingly included nods to Chinese nationalist (not just communist) soldiers fighting bravely, thus placing a strong, victorious, and morally righteous China at the forefront of the postwar global order.
—Big Think, 18 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for victorious
winning
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The Chicago Bears are emerging from their October bye week with a mini-winning streak plus a surge of confidence.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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Hughes, the winningest high school boys basketball coach, with 1,333 wins, coached at Dunbar from 1973 until his retirement in 2005, winning two state championships.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Victorious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/victorious. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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