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Gore1FL

(22,630 posts)
3. Mr. Webster disagrees with your definition of "win."
Fri Oct 10, 2025, 11:28 AM
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https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/win

win
1 of 2
verb
ˈwin
won ˈwən ; winning
Synonyms of win
transitive verb

1
a
: to get possession of by effort or fortune
b
: to obtain by work : earn
striving to win a living from the sterile soil
2
a
: to gain in or as if in battle or contest
won the championship
b
: to be the victor in
won the war
3
a
: to make friendly or favorable to oneself or to one's cause —often used with over
won him over with persuasive arguments
b
: to induce to accept oneself in marriage
was unable to win the woman he loved
4
a
: to obtain (something, such as ore, coal, or clay) by mining
b
: to prepare (a vein or bed) for regular mining
c
: to recover (metal) from ore
5
: to reach by expenditure of effort
intransitive verb

1
: to gain the victory in a contest : succeed
2
: to succeed in arriving at a place or a state
winless
ˈwin-ləs
adjective
winnable
ˈwi-nə-bəl
adjective
win

2 of 2
noun
: victory
especially : first place at the finish (as of a horse race)

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From Wikipedia: Four US Presidents Have Received the Nobel Peace Prize MineralMan Friday #1
Jimmy Carter has been the best recipient of my lifetime... ananda Friday #23
Agreed! MineralMan Friday #24
He wanted it, he coveted it, and he was denied it. Then he lost it. Ketchup cleanup time! Blues Heron Friday #2
Mr. Webster disagrees with your definition of "win." Gore1FL Friday #3
I think you missed MineralMan's point. Gimpyknee Friday #11
Nope Torchlight Friday #12
If the word was used in the context of a Medal of Honor, it would be accepted and understood for what is Gore1FL Friday #14
I remember when the Academy Awards changed the wording to "... and the Oscar goes to..." QueerDuck Friday #4
Quite true. It's awarded, not won. It's not a competition, though doubtless Trump sees it that way. Ocelot II Friday #5
;-{) Goonch Friday #6
he lost Shellback Squid Friday #7
And he lost to (gasp) a WOMAN! GopherGal Friday #8
The best part is that he will LOSE 3 more times Bluetus Friday #15
Apart from the sheer waste of the award in that case. apparently there is a rule niyad Friday #22
That's a pity. I wonder if the Nobel people would make one exception Bluetus Friday #34
Nobody wins a Nobel Peace Prize Dave Id Friday #9
Trump wants the Nobel Peace Prize because Obama got one. It's part of Trump's sick need Gaugamela Friday #10
Very well put. twodogsbarking Friday #13
In 50 years we'll learn that Trump was not a nominee. Gimpyknee Friday #16
Cogent. Intelligent. Well-informed. Hekate Friday #17
Yassar Arafat was a previous recipient n/t MichMan Friday #18
And that has exactly what to do with the point of the OP? niyad Friday #20
Thank you. An important distinction. niyad Friday #19
It's much like His MAGAsty saying he always wanted to win a Purple Heart. MineralMan Friday #21
That one always puzzled me. It was as if he had no clue how one came niyad Friday #25
Truly, I don't think he actually knows. Or he has forgotten. MineralMan Friday #27
It is nevertheless a very common locution to "Win the Nobel Prize." NNadir Friday #26
As you note, we should take our cues from the Nobel Prize Committee. MineralMan Friday #28
William Faulkner was a writer too... NNadir Friday #33
Wonderful essay, MM. Totally Tunsie Friday #29
You're very kind to say so. MineralMan Friday #31
True Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Friday #30
Pretty much everything connected to trump is sickening. MineralMan Friday #32
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