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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Recent Examples of victorious
The charter buses featured 99% Ravens' fans, and one Steeler fan, all hoping their team would be victorious.
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Adam Thompson, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
Mendoza came out victorious 33-7.
—Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
The Party is victorious, saved by the Mage, of course.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 1 Jan. 2026
After Tomlin walked off the field, victorious, with Rodgers on one side and Cameron Heyward on the other, the coach stepped to a lectern in the bowels of the M&T Bank Stadium and delivered a resounding message.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2026
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The Chicago Bears are emerging from their October bye week with a mini-winning streak plus a surge of confidence.—
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Hughes, the winningest high school boys basketball coach, with 1,333 wins, coached at Dunbar from 1973 until his retirement in 2005, winning two state championships.—
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“Victorious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/victorious. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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