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
The LineShine machine, housed at the National Supercomputing Center in China’s tech hub of Shenzhen, replaced the American titleholder El Capitan in the latest biannual TOP500 ranking, which tracks the world’s most powerful supercomputers.
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John Liu,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
The New York Knickerbockers were not the only titleholders at this week’s ticker-tape parade.
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Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2026
Host nation Italy has won this class a record 29 times, France 20, Great Britain and Germany 11 times apiece, and the reigning titleholders, the United States, have won it six times.
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Tilly Berendt,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
The former titleholder, 34, was crowned Miss Universe Australia 2010.
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Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
28 May 2026
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John Liu,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
The New York Knickerbockers were not the only titleholders at this week’s ticker-tape parade.
—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2026
Host nation Italy has won this class a record 29 times, France 20, Great Britain and Germany 11 times apiece, and the reigning titleholders, the United States, have won it six times.
—
Tilly Berendt,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
The former titleholder, 34, was crowned Miss Universe Australia 2010.
—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for titleholder
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Defending champions Joey Chestnut and Miki Sudo return to Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest, where the world's top competitive eaters push the limits of human consumption in a 10-minute race against the clock.
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All three games of series were sellouts — a testament to the fandom of the two-time defending World Series champions and the team’s international baseball star, Ohtani.
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The first-year pro soccer club dropped a 2-1 home game to One Knoxville, watching the Tennessee side and reigning league champ rally to steal all three points in front of 7,223 fans at Expo Idaho.
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But now that a seat at Ganassi has opened up alongside the dominant four-time champ Alex Palou, that will be the one everyone has their eyes on.
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“Titleholder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titleholder. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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