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as in winners
one that defeats an enemy or opponent
the computer is usually the victor in a chess match against a human opponent
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as in champions
the person who comes in first in a competition
the victor in the science fair had constructed a functioning telescope
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Recent Examples of victors
As artificial intelligence sweeps through healthcare, the victors will not be determined by who deploys the cleverest chatbot.
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Sahar Hashmi, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Liverpool will host 18th-place Qarabag of Azerbaijan, who have already beaten two-time European champions Benfica and 2022 Europa League winners Frankfurt, and held last summer’s Club World Cup victors Chelsea to a 2-2 draw.
—Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Don’t count out Eilish or Mars, though — both are two-time victors in a category nobody’s ever won three times.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
The old immigrants are likely to remain—in the manner of the occasional Wasp legatee (Wagner, Lindsay) who poked in during the buoyant sixties—more visitors to wars over civic power than victors in them.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Last year, both of the SAG Awards' supporting category winners (Zoe Saldaña, Kieran Culkin) went on to win at the Oscars, while lead acting victors Demi Moore and Chalamet lost their corresponding Academy Awards categories to Mikey Madison and Adrien Brody, respectively.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Jan. 2026
Samuel Drank, Victor Eklund and Casper Juustovaara also scored for the undefeated victors while Adam Jiricek and Matej Kubiesa struck for Czechia.
—Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 6 Jan. 2026
One of those victors was John McAuliff, who flipped Virginia’s 30th district in its house of delegates blue for the first time in decades by running a campaign focused on unchecked datacenter growth.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 11 Dec. 2025
The matchup was announced by college bowl game organizers on Sunday, shortly after Boise State earned the Mountain West Football Championship with a 38-21 win over last year's LA Bowl victors in the UNLV Rebels.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
Sahar Hashmi, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Liverpool will host 18th-place Qarabag of Azerbaijan, who have already beaten two-time European champions Benfica and 2022 Europa League winners Frankfurt, and held last summer’s Club World Cup victors Chelsea to a 2-2 draw.
—Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Don’t count out Eilish or Mars, though — both are two-time victors in a category nobody’s ever won three times.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
The old immigrants are likely to remain—in the manner of the occasional Wasp legatee (Wagner, Lindsay) who poked in during the buoyant sixties—more visitors to wars over civic power than victors in them.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Last year, both of the SAG Awards' supporting category winners (Zoe Saldaña, Kieran Culkin) went on to win at the Oscars, while lead acting victors Demi Moore and Chalamet lost their corresponding Academy Awards categories to Mikey Madison and Adrien Brody, respectively.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Jan. 2026
Samuel Drank, Victor Eklund and Casper Juustovaara also scored for the undefeated victors while Adam Jiricek and Matej Kubiesa struck for Czechia.
—Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 6 Jan. 2026
One of those victors was John McAuliff, who flipped Virginia’s 30th district in its house of delegates blue for the first time in decades by running a campaign focused on unchecked datacenter growth.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 11 Dec. 2025
The matchup was announced by college bowl game organizers on Sunday, shortly after Boise State earned the Mountain West Football Championship with a 38-21 win over last year's LA Bowl victors in the UNLV Rebels.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for victors
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Portland’s Damian Lillard joined Bird and Craig Hodges (1990-92) as the only three-time winners with a stunning exhibition in the final round, ending up with a score of 29 — two better than runner-up and 2018 champion Devin Booker of Phoenix.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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See the full list of winners below.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2026
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The hotel champions writers and other creatives, which traces back to owner Jonathan Plutzik’s father, poet Hyam Plutzik, a three-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry.—
Devorah Lev-Tov,
Robb Report,
5 Feb. 2026
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The team boasts defending world champions in three of the four disciplines.—
Elliott Almond,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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The giant Brân the Blessed’s head, which spoke for many years after it was severed, lies buried under a white hill, on top of which the Norman conquerors built a fort, known to later generations as the White Tower, or just the Tower of London.—
Hari Kunzru,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Some as conquerors, some as Crusaders.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
6 Dec. 2025
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Freedom was able to avenge a district championship loss to Lake Nona by knocking off the defending state champs in a quarterfinal rematch 2-0 in overtime.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Feb. 2026
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The biggest football night of the year is over and the Seahawks are champs.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Victors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/victors. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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