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award-winning

award-winning adjective: having won at least one award; prizewinning.

Adjective

award-winning (comparative more award-winning, superlative most award-winning)

  1. Having won at least one award; prizewinning.
    • A number of these projects have, justifiably, been award-winning. Overall, these schemes make a justifiable achievement.2022 December 28, Don Jary, “Partnerships enhancing the S&C”, in RAIL, number 973, page 32
    • He was part of an award-winning team in high school that deciphered portions of an ancient Greek scroll.2025 February 7, Josie Ensor, “Meet Elon Musk’s ‘baby-faced assassins’ leading Doge takeover”, in The Times

Forms of award-winning

comparativemore award-winning
superlativemost award-winning
alternative formawardwinning

Origin of award-winning

From award + winning.

Words formed from award-winning

Questions about award-winning

What does award-winning mean?
Award-winning means having won at least one award; prizewinning.
What part of speech is award-winning?
Award-winning is an adjective.

Words near award-winning in the dictionary

  1. awara
  2. awaras
  3. award
  4. award ceremonies
  5. award ceremony
  6. award-winning
  7. awardable
  8. awarded
  9. awardee
  10. awardees
  11. awarder

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