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winningest

American  
[win-ing-ist] / ˈwɪn ɪŋ ɪst /

adjective

Informal.
  1. winning most often.

    the winningest coach in college basketball.

  2. most winning or charming.

    the winningest smile in town.


Etymology

Origin of winningest

First recorded in 1970–75; winning + -est 1


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Looking Wiatt dead in the eye, flashing my winningest smile—

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

We are the winningest program of 1962 to 2010.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026

That earned them a fifth straight trip to the playoffs and a first-round meeting with the Colorado Avalanche, the league’s winningest team, beginning Sunday in Denver.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026

Since then, she has become history’s all-time winningest skier.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026

When I went to Big Creek, Coach Merrill Gainer, the winningest coach in southern West Virginia history, took one look at me lost inside the practice gear and ordered me off his football field.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

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