outright winner

collocation in English

meaningsofoutrightandwinner

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outright
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈaʊt.raɪt/us
/ˈaʊt.raɪt/
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winner
noun[C]
uk
/ˈwɪn.ər/us
/ˈwɪn.ɚ/
someone who wins a game, competition, ...
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(Definition ofoutrightandwinnerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In these times of inflation, which are here to stay, the piggy bank is a poor loser, and the land theoutrightwinner.
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Ping—the trust went for anoutrightwinnerby supplying more information, but— pong—the region lobbed it back.
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Why should not they be allowed to pass on their jackpot from one week to another if there is nooutrightwinner?
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Theoutrightwinnerreceives a gold medal and the third place a bronze medal.
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If, after eighty minutes of normal play, a match results in a draw, further play is made to determine anoutrightwinner.
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The nextoutrightwinnertakes both that game's pot and the previous.
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Although anoutrightwinnerwas officially recognised, all other official awards were for class results only.
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He was theoutrightwinnerof the semi-final, with 36% of the public vote.
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The tournament itself is run as a single elimination (knockout tournament) with the prize money being awarded as a jackpot to theoutrightwinner.
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There was nooutrightwinnerof the race, official results being declared only for the six divisions.
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If there is nooutrightwinnerof a hole, then the order of play does not change from the previous tee.
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Should there be a tie for first place, it may be desirable to determine anoutrightwinner.
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There is an overwhelming want to include overtime to determine anoutrightwinner.
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His offense is efficient, as he seldom goes for anoutrightwinnerwithout hitting it.
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Theoutrightwinnerreceives a gold medal and the second place a silver medal.
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If a second round still fails to produce anoutrightwinner, the election will be re-run.
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However, the rules were later changed to ensure anoutrightwinner.
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Home drivers won the first six runnings of the race from 1953, when anoutrightwinnerwas first declared.
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However, since the four-way tie of 1969, the rules had been altered to ensure a singleoutrightwinner.
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He set personal bests in seven of the disciplines and was theoutrightwinnerin four of them.
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