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won

[wuhn] / wʌn /
ADJECTIVE
achieved
Synonyms
STRONG
Antonyms


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Mourinho, who has won 26 major honors, has not won a domestic league title in over a decade and has not won silverware of any kind since 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

The LA Lakers have 17 NBA titles - 11 of which were won under the ownership of the Buss family - one less than the record tally held by the Boston Celtics.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

He won two Canadian championships and was a two-time MLS All-Star with Montreal before jumping to the Swiss Super League.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

RTX won a $22.9 billion Navy contract aimed at dramatically increasing Tomahawk missile production.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

Abraham Lincoln won the contest for president of the United States.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

There by him now stood the beakers and bowls, 172 There lay the dishes and dearly-wrought swords, Rusty, through-eaten they, as in earth's bosom A thousand of winters there they had wonned.

From The Tale of Beowulf Sometime King of the Folk of the Weder Geats by Anonymous

But while in early morn she wonned alone And Paris slept, shrill rose her singing tone, And brave the light on kindled cheeks and eyes: Brave as her hope is, brave the flag she flies.

From Helen Redeemed and Other Poems by Maurice Henry Hewlett

Offering there hath he made Saint James, candles him paid, Gold on the shrine hath laid; Now Gobertz Is for Toulouse, where that maid Tibors wonned unafraid Of Love and his accolade That breaketh hearts.

From Helen Redeemed and Other Poems by Maurice Henry Hewlett

The castle would have been right fair and rich had any folk wonned therein, but none there were save one old priest and his clerk that lived within by their own toil.

From The High History of the Holy Graal by Sebastian Evans

But small pleasaunce took Little John   In all he heard and saw; Till he reached the cave of a hermit old   Who wonned within the shaw.

From The Bon Gaultier Ballads by Richard Doyle

Temple devout! where God chose his wonning,* *abode From which, these misbeliev'd deprived be, To you my soule penitent I bring; Receive me, for I can no farther flee.

From The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems by D. Laing Purves




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