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won

[wuhn] / wʌn /
ADJECTIVE
achieved
Synonyms
STRONG
Antonyms


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The agreement clears the way for a deal that Ellison eyed even before his production company Skydance won another hard-fought battle to merge with Paramount in August 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 22, 2026

The dollar was down 1.0% at 1360.30 won.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 22, 2026

He recently left his role as France men's defence coach, where he won three Six Nations titles.

From BBC Sep. 21, 2026

The Monarchs have won seven of their last eight, their only defeat coming at the hands of Trinity League rival JSerra.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 21, 2026

Caesar pats me, murmuring, “It’ll be all right. Everything will be fine. We won the war.”

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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

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 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

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

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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