noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ overall
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She didn't win every race, but she was the overall ~.
▪ outright ( esp. BrE )
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With three teams finishing on 40 points, there was no outright ~.
▪ eventual
▪ joint ( esp. BrE )
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They were joint ~s of the cup.
▪ lucky
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She was the lucky ~ of that week's biggest lottery prize.
▪ deserved , worthy ( esp. BrE )
▪ real
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Who are the real ~s in these elections?
▪ clear , comfortable ( esp. BrE ), convincing ( esp. BrE ), easy , runaway
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She emerged as the clear ~.
▪ impressive
▪ big
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There were no big ~s in this week's lottery.
▪ shock ( BrE ), surprise , unexpected , unlikely
▪ likely , possible , potential
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She is the most likely ~ of the contest.
▪ first-time , three-times , etc.
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Brazil, five-times ~s of the World Cup
▪ consistent ( esp. AmE ), prolific ( esp. BrE ), regular
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She is a regular ~ in local road races.
▪ award , championship , competition , contest , cup , election , jackpot , league , match , medal , prize (usually prizewinner ) , race , scholarship , title , tournament , trophy
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a bronze medal ~
▪ Academy Award , Emmy , Grammy , etc.
▪ Nobel Prize , Pulitzer Prize , etc.
VERB + WINNER
▪ emerge as
▪ look ( BrE ), look like ( esp. BrE )
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Barcelona look likely ~s of the League.
▪ announce , declare (sb)
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The ~ of the competition will be announced this afternoon.
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Bush was declared the ~ of the election.
▪ choose , pick , select
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The ~ will be chosen from the five architects who get through the first round.
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He's very good at picking ~s (= at guessing who is going to win) .
▪ decide , decide on , determine
▪ back
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He backed the ~ and won £70.
WINNER + VERB
▪ get sth , receive sth
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The ~ will receive a prize of $500.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ against , ~ over
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Uruguay were impressive 3–0 ~s over Japan.
▪ ~ of
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the ~ of the race