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as in prevails
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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as in earns
to receive as return for effort
win a gold medal in swimming
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as in achieves
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 victories
an instance of defeating an enemy or opponent
a team with 12 wins and two losses
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Recent Examples of wins
Big Think, 27 Oct. 2025
Read on for how to watch Love Island Australia in the US to see which couple wins the final $50,000 grand prize.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 27 Oct. 2025
Rispoli rode Journalism that day and was aboard for all seven of his starts this year – wins in the San Felipe, Santa Anita Derby, Preakness and Haskell, and seconds in the Kentucky Derby, Belmont and, most recently, the Pacific Classic at Del Mar.
—Jay Posner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
Players can multiply non-jackpot wins up to 10 times when the jackpot is $150 million or less.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 26 Oct. 2025
Bet just $5 on any game tomorrow to get $300 in bonuses if your bet wins.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
Following multiple award wins at qualifying festivals throughout the year, the project is now eligible for both the best live-action short film at the 2026 Academy Awards and the BAFTA for best British short film, according to the creative team.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
The film is Proudfoot’s first feature in a decade and comes after his two Oscar wins for short docs The Queen of Basketball and The Last Repair Shop.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
Clark then wins a penalty and Wilshere is too nervous to watch as Wells sees his effort saved.
—Kaya Kaynak, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Oct. 2025
In the musical sphere of the Drake-Lamar competition, Lamar’s 22 Grammy wins (to Drake’s five) and his Emmy for a Super Bowl halftime show that toyed with Drake seemingly make for a one-sided scoreboard.
—Mike Wilson, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Following three straight wins to begin the 2025 college football season, the Seminoles have lost four straight.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
The wins, almost as much as the losses, have always come in fights.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
After three wins to open the year, Florida has lost four consecutive games.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
The expansion club owned the tiebreaker by virtue of having more regular-season wins (19) than Vancouver (18).
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
And all Denver needs is one stop to come away with one of the most stunning wins in recent Broncos history.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
Big game, big plays, big stops and big wins in the Big Sky Conference.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
In today’s environment, the leader who can integrate across boundaries — technical and human, strategic and tactical, long-term and immediate — is the one who wins.
—Big Think, 27 Oct. 2025
Read on for how to watch Love Island Australia in the US to see which couple wins the final $50,000 grand prize.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 27 Oct. 2025
Rispoli rode Journalism that day and was aboard for all seven of his starts this year – wins in the San Felipe, Santa Anita Derby, Preakness and Haskell, and seconds in the Kentucky Derby, Belmont and, most recently, the Pacific Classic at Del Mar.
—Jay Posner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
Players can multiply non-jackpot wins up to 10 times when the jackpot is $150 million or less.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 26 Oct. 2025
Bet just $5 on any game tomorrow to get $300 in bonuses if your bet wins.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
Following multiple award wins at qualifying festivals throughout the year, the project is now eligible for both the best live-action short film at the 2026 Academy Awards and the BAFTA for best British short film, according to the creative team.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
The film is Proudfoot’s first feature in a decade and comes after his two Oscar wins for short docs The Queen of Basketball and The Last Repair Shop.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
Clark then wins a penalty and Wilshere is too nervous to watch as Wells sees his effort saved.
—Kaya Kaynak, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
Missouri doesn’t have any quality wins, and starting quarterback Beau Pribula could miss an extended amount of time.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Oct. 2025
In the musical sphere of the Drake-Lamar competition, Lamar’s 22 Grammy wins (to Drake’s five) and his Emmy for a Super Bowl halftime show that toyed with Drake seemingly make for a one-sided scoreboard.
—Mike Wilson, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Following three straight wins to begin the 2025 college football season, the Seminoles have lost four straight.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
The wins, almost as much as the losses, have always come in fights.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
After three wins to open the year, Florida has lost four consecutive games.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
The expansion club owned the tiebreaker by virtue of having more regular-season wins (19) than Vancouver (18).
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
And all Denver needs is one stop to come away with one of the most stunning wins in recent Broncos history.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
Big game, big plays, big stops and big wins in the Big Sky Conference.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wins
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The stricter two-party state law prevails, Goldstein said.—
Gina Lee Castro,
jsonline.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Even here, the attention economy prevails.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
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How much each team earns through revenue sharing is also not typically disclosed.—
Evan Drellich,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Nevada Qualls, 25, earns $12 an hour, working as a cashier at city hall in Lake Providence.—
NPR,
NPR,
25 Oct. 2025
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The display area matches the size of a human pupil and achieves a resolution beyond 25,000 pixels per inch (ppi), which is about 150 times denser than most smartphone screens.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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Through several calculations of length, width, and depth, Manzur achieves these different sizes while guaranteeing that each basin can hold an equivalent volume of water.—
Mario Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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Aspinall made short work of Blaydes in the rematch, though, knocking him out cold in one minute, which is a similar result to most of Aspinall’s other victories.—
Brett Appley,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Beating New England was legitimately impressive -- especially in hindsight -- but the victories over the Jets, Vikings and Browns inflated this team's record.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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The general staff reaps data from the point system, enabling it to make better decisions about strategy.—
Tamar Jacoby,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The victor reaps hard-to-come-by rewards in an unwelcoming, militarized land.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Robert surreptitiously attains Alfred’s workbook/diary, where many secrets may exist.—
Kirk Honeycutt,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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If Florida State strikes out at landing a potential big fish, don't be surprised if Golesh gains some traction in Tallahassee.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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As new friendships form and Adam gains a healthy perspective, his reporting changes.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In the show, the song scores Joanne’s sister Morgan’s (Justine Lupe) engagement party, through which Joanne and Noah are struggling after getting into a fight.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
23 Oct. 2025
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The average monthly mortgage in Blythe is $1,332, while the Riverside County city scores 71 out of 100 on livability.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Wins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wins. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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