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Synonyms & Antonyms for winning
Synonyms: Adjective
adorable, darling, dear, disarming, endearing, lovable (also loveable), lovesome, precious, sweet, winsome
Antonyms: Adjective
abhorrent, abominable, detestable, hateful, loathsome, odious, unlovable
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Examples of winning in a Sentence
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She scored the winning goal. They were a winning marketing team. Chocolate and mint is a winning combination.
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This is not a team with a lot of players who have experienced much winning at the NFL level. — Terry Pluto, cleveland.com, "Cleveland Browns: Finding leaders, the big punter decision, the O-line -- Terry Pluto," 8 Sep. 2019 Alabama's home winning streak is the longest in school history, but not the Crimson Tide's longest at Bryant-Denny Stadium. — Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, "SEC Football by the Numbers: Top 10 for Week 2," 7 Sep. 2019 Western Boone saw its 16-game winning streak end last week in a 42-41 loss to Western. — Kyle Neddenriep, Indianapolis Star, "Week 3 high school football predictions: A loaded slate headlined by Battle of Lawrence," 4 Sep. 2019 To determine taxes associated with winning, HGTV advises seeking legal counsel, basing your calculations on the retail value of the giveaway. — Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, "‘HGTV Urban Oasis 2019’ is a Minneapolis house — and they’re giving it away," 4 Sep. 2019 The Chestertown veterinarian’s winnings are in addition to the $1 million in breeding bonuses Bowman and partners won over the past five years with various partners. — Doug Donovan, baltimoresun.com, "Several Maryland racing regulators earning breeder bonuses also own winning racehorses," 30 Aug. 2019 But as of Wednesday, Ollie’s win-loss record had already been adjusted on his Wikipedia page, noting that his coaching record at UConn is 97-44, actually improving his winning percentage with the vacation of a 14-18 season and an 18-17 season. — Dan Brechlin, courant.com, "Here’s a look at what penalties UConn and Kevin Ollie face and what comes next following NCAA investigation," 3 July 2019 One of agent Scott Boras’ biggest talking points on Scherzer back in 2015 was his winning percentage — by now, an archaic statistic with little value: Scherzer went 80-35 with the Tigers, winning at a 70 percent clip. — Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, "Here's how Max Scherzer proved Sunday he's the best of the Detroit Tigers who got away," 1 July 2019 Pros: Only Alabama and Ohio State have a better winning percentage than Boise State in the Football Bowl Subdivision over the past decade. — Matt Murschel, orlandosentinel.com, "What’s next for AAC after UConn? BYU, Boise State or Army would be ideal," 24 June 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Fearn is the track’s all-time winningest Late Model driver with 56 victories in the division dating back to 2004. — Shawn Courchesne, courant.com, "Rain cancels Stafford event, Fearn clinches title anyway," 6 Sep. 2019 Donahue is both the winningest coach in UCLA (151 wins) and Pac-10 (98 wins) history. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Scouting Report: Aztecs at UCLA," 2 Sep. 2019 Kirk Ferentz is already Iowa’s all-time winningest coach. — Si Wire, SI.com, "Miami-Ohio vs. Iowa Live Stream: How to Watch Online, TV Channel, Game Time," 31 Aug. 2019 The Bryan brothers, who are the winningest duo in ATP Tour history (118 career doubles titles), return to the Delray Beach open in search of their sixth doubles championship. — Brett Shweky, sun-sentinel.com, "Juan Martin del Potro commits to Delray Beach Open following his withdrawal from the U.S. Open," 26 Aug. 2019 The Brazilian joined Udinese in the summer from Bahia after a successful loan spell in Russia with CSKA Moscow and made an instant impression in Serie A, putting in an excellent shift in defence as well as getting his team the winning goal. — SI.com, "Udinese 1-0 AC Milan: Report, Ratings & Reaction as Marco Giampaolo's Reign Begins With a Defeat," 25 Aug. 2019 Ani and Jessica are friends, with Ani acting as her campaign manager during her winning presidential campaign. — Kaitlin Reilly, refinery29.com, "R29 Binge Club: 13 Reasons Why Season 3 Recap," 24 Aug. 2019 Other openers that get a struggling program off to a winning start: Cypress Creek (1-9) at Windermere (2-7), Evans (1-9) at Freedom (2-8), Lake Howell (2-8) at Poinciana (2-8), and Pine Ridge (0-10) at Celebration (2-8). — Buddy Collings, orlandosentinel.com, "100 things we love about high school football," 21 Aug. 2019 The winningest left-hander in White Sox history didn't have his No. — Kori Rumore And Chad Yoder, chicagotribune.com, "New George Halas and Walter Payton statues at Soldier Field will join these 23 other sports figures around Chicago," 20 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'winning.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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