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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Miguel is victorious but, in another twist, Cobra Kai and the Iron Dragons are tied in final points, meaning their teachers must battle to determine the winner.
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Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 Feb. 2025
The most obvious change is a gender swap of the title role, with Anne Sheridan Smith playing the fictional Roman general who strides in victorious during the opening scene, followed by a trail of royal prisoners.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
Loons won in head coach Eric Ramsay’s debut in March, with LAFC victorious in May.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 21 Feb. 2025
Both players might have been closer to the Ballon d’Or that year had Liverpool not lost another Champions League final, which instead sent votes towards Real Madrid’s victorious captain Karim Benzema, who became the first Arab since Zinedine Zidane to take the accolade.
—Simon Hughes, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
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Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 Feb. 2025
The most obvious change is a gender swap of the title role, with Anne Sheridan Smith playing the fictional Roman general who strides in victorious during the opening scene, followed by a trail of royal prisoners.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
Loons won in head coach Eric Ramsay’s debut in March, with LAFC victorious in May.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 21 Feb. 2025
Both players might have been closer to the Ballon d’Or that year had Liverpool not lost another Champions League final, which instead sent votes towards Real Madrid’s victorious captain Karim Benzema, who became the first Arab since Zinedine Zidane to take the accolade.
—Simon Hughes, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Victorious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/victorious. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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