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winner takes all

noun as in championship

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And it is important to remember that the “winner takes all” mechanic of the electoral college means that relatively slender wins in some critical areas can be amplified into what looks like a much more resounding triumph.

From BBC

Every day on earth is Daniel in the lions’ den, where the winner takes all and success is a mark of God’s approval no matter how it’s achieved.

From Slate

In this game of winner takes all, even by a hair, dropping “only” 9 percent of your base upon a Bragg conviction—as the most Trump-favorable poll testing the stakes of this case reports—means you would lose the election.

From Slate

The CMA said it wanted to learn from previous experience in digital markets where "winner takes all dynamics" led to the rise of a small number of powerful platforms.

From BBC

“We have to do a good job setting up the first two games that we play, then it will be a really meaningful game. In a way we’re controlling our own destiny by playing them last. If you take care of business in the first two games, you set up winner takes all.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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