as in champion
the person who comes in first in a competition
became the youngest titleholder in the sport's history
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Recent Examples of titleholder
Last year's titleholder, Hannah Wise, upheld the emotional tradition of giving up her crown to her successor on stage at the historic Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino.
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Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Ferreira is an entrepreneur and a former Miss Universe Paraguay titleholder who placed as first runner-up in 2021’s Miss Universe pageant.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2025
Jayne came into the match as the champion but left in shock as a new titleholder was crowned.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2025
The reigning titleholder would repeat, as Nazarene Christian fell, 16-2, in a five-inning run-rule TAPPS softball Division IV state championship contest played on Allan Saxe Field on the University of Texas-Arlington campus.
—Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 May 2025
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Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Ferreira is an entrepreneur and a former Miss Universe Paraguay titleholder who placed as first runner-up in 2021’s Miss Universe pageant.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2025
Jayne came into the match as the champion but left in shock as a new titleholder was crowned.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2025
The reigning titleholder would repeat, as Nazarene Christian fell, 16-2, in a five-inning run-rule TAPPS softball Division IV state championship contest played on Allan Saxe Field on the University of Texas-Arlington campus.
—Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for titleholder
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Joining Brad Cox as 2025 Kentucky Downs meet champions are LaFranco Dettori as leading rider (9 wins) and Godolphin as top owner (4 wins).—
Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Cox is a long-time champion of civility and an opponent of political polarization, USA TODAY reported.—
Carlie Procell,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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And only two Super Bowl champs since 2000 — the 2001 Patriots and 2007 Giants — opened the season with consecutive losses.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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After Alvarez received the second defeat of his professional career (to Dmitry Vibol) in May 2022, Gómez posted a picture of her husband on Instagram, calling him her world champ in the caption and expressing her pride.—
Adam England,
People.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Titleholder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titleholder. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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