noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ big , famous , glorious , great , historic , huge , impressive , major , notable , outstanding ( esp. BrE ), remarkable , sensational , significant , superb ( esp. BrE ), tremendous
▪ clear , clear-cut , comfortable , convincing , crushing , easy , emphatic ( esp. BrE ), handsome ( BrE ), landslide , overwhelming , resounding , sweeping
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His party won a landslide ~ in the elections.
▪ complete , comprehensive ( esp. BrE ), outright , total
▪ conclusive , decisive
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The army won the decisive ~ that changed the course of the war.
▪ bloodless
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This series of bloodless victories won him widespread domestic support.
▪ partial
▪ small
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He saw it as a small ~ over the increasingly repressive policies.
▪ narrow
▪ dramatic , thrilling
▪ shock ( BrE ), stunning , surprise , unexpected , upset ( AmE )
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He surprised the nation with an upset ~ over the incumbent leader.
▪ crucial , important , vital ( BrE )
▪ hard-fought
▪ deserved , well-deserved
▪ first-round , second-round , etc. ( sports )
▪ final-round , play-off , semi-final , etc. ( sports )
▪ back-to-back , consecutive , straight
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Of their nine consecutive victories, five have been at home.
▪ hollow , Pyrrhic
▪ symbolic
▪ electoral , legislative ( AmE ), military , moral , political , tactical
▪ election , re-election
VERB + VICTORY
▪ achieve , capture , clinch , notch up ( esp. BrE ), post , pull off , record , score , secure , snatch , win
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The Hungarians pulled off a surprise ~ against the Italian champions.
▪ eke out ( esp. AmE )
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Bush barely eked out a ~ in 2000.
▪ assure , ensure
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They would do anything to ensure ~ for themselves.
▪ seal
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A goal in the final seconds of the game sealed their ~.
▪ taste
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The team has tasted ~ for the first time this season.
▪ end in
▪ romp to ( BrE ), storm to , sweep to
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The party swept to ~ in the 2008 election.
▪ hail sth as
▪ hail
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Union leaders hailed the socialists' ~ as a huge step forward.
▪ celebrate
▪ enjoy , savour/savor
▪ claim
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The outcome left both sides claiming ~.
▪ announce , declare , proclaim
▪ gain sb , give sb , hand sb
▪ deny sb
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The Dutch champions were denied ~ in a tough 2–2 draw at Porto.
▪ bring , deliver , produce
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Any mistake by the Democrats could deliver a Republican ~.
▪ seek
VICTORY + NOUN
▪ celebration , parade , party
▪ speech
▪ dance , salute , sign
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She made a ~ sign with her two fingers.
▪ lap
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The winners took a ~ lap after the race.
▪ margin
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a 98 000-vote ~ margin
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ against
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a ~ against racism
▪ ~ for
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The case was hailed as a ~ for the common man.
▪ ~ over
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their resounding ~ over India
PHRASES
▪ snatch ~ from the jaws of defeat