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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At the end of both World War I and World War II, combatant nations, both victorious and defeated, found themselves with hundreds of thousands of tons of surplus munitions.
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 Mar. 2026
But even if the plaintiffs are victorious, there’s no clear road ahead for how damages will be assessed.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 24 Mar. 2026
But on Monday, while saying a victorious goodbye to Pauley Pavilion, the Bruins were still mostly unbothered.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
The victorious Jazz may have actually bemoaned the result, having willfully sat a perfectly healthy Keyonte George late in the game in order to add another loss and better odds in the draft lottery.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 Mar. 2026
But even if the plaintiffs are victorious, there’s no clear road ahead for how damages will be assessed.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 24 Mar. 2026
But on Monday, while saying a victorious goodbye to Pauley Pavilion, the Bruins were still mostly unbothered.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
The victorious Jazz may have actually bemoaned the result, having willfully sat a perfectly healthy Keyonte George late in the game in order to add another loss and better odds in the draft lottery.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for victorious
winning
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Cameron Carr led all scorers with 25 points and Isaac Williams IV had 15 before fouling out for the Bears (16-16), who are staring at their first non-winning season since 2006-07.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Mar. 2026
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After two non-winning seasons (78-84 and 81-81), Bruce Bochy and his magic touch have been replaced by the younger, more aggressive approach of Skip Schumaker.—
Tim Cowlishaw,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Victorious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/victorious. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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