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Discover LudwigThe phrase "actual winner" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to the true or legitimate winner of a competition or contest, often in contrast to someone who may have been falsely claimed as the winner.
Example: "After reviewing the results, we can confirm that Jane is the actual winner of the race."
Alternatives: "true winner" or "legitimate winner".
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The actual winner was Barry Jenkins Moonlight aa critical darling few thought the Academy would actually give the top gong to.
Although it's called an election, the actual winner is pre-determined in Zhongnanhai well before the ballots are actually distributed.
Only one of them is an ACTUAL winner.
The actual winner — coming relatively out of nowhere — was Mario Vargas Llosa, the Peruvian writer.
The authorities said the two brothers had tricked the actual winner, a customer at their parents' convenience store.
For example: the reaction of Richard Pipes to the actual winner, Rima Fakih, who is from Michigan and a Muslim.
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Johnson may always be better remembered than the actual winners.
So who are the actual winners and losers after the 2014 Budget?
Every year predictions are made, and the actual winners are not always among the betting pool favorites.
The nominators are generally viewed as more conscientious as a whole about quality than swaths of the 700 Tony voters who choose the actual winners.
The institute's inaugural ceremonies were somewhat ragged and conspicuously short of actual winners on hand to pick up their honors.
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