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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The Traitors capped off its third season with a victorious blow to its titular characters when four Faithfuls shared the crown after banishing all the villainous Big Brother players in their midst.
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2025
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The former Chicago Bulls star, 59, posted a photo of Foreman standing victorious in a pair of white boxing shorts and red gloves as a person standing behind him helped him with a red robe.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
The comment, of course, refers to the way in which the victorious Allied powers — the United States, Soviet Union, United Kingdom, and France — divided the beleaguered German capital into four different sectors at the end of the conflict.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2025
The Netflix show came out victorious in a category that featured equally bingeworthy reality fare including The Bachelor, Summer House and Below Deck Down Under.
09 of 13
Who Should Cohost with Jenna Bush Hager?
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
The former Chicago Bulls star, 59, posted a photo of Foreman standing victorious in a pair of white boxing shorts and red gloves as a person standing behind him helped him with a red robe.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
The comment, of course, refers to the way in which the victorious Allied powers — the United States, Soviet Union, United Kingdom, and France — divided the beleaguered German capital into four different sectors at the end of the conflict.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Victorious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/victorious. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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