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take the prize

VERB

win

Synonyms

STRONGEST

achieve beat edge out gain overcome prevail triumph upset

STRONG

conquer overwhelm sink

WEAK

be first be victorious carry the day come in first finish in front finish off gain victory run circles around shut out walk away with walk off with

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fail forfeit lose miss surrender

Example Sentences

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If this were a contest, NordVPN would take the prize for speed.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

Kingsolver, who also won in 2010 for The Lacuna, is the first author to take the prize twice.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2023

The win makes him the first actor from a foreign-language show to take the prize.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2022

If Jung-jae wins, he will be the first actor starring in a non-English series to take the prize.

From New York Times • Sep. 11, 2022

“You will have to trick him. But you cannot take the prize directly. You will die!”

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan