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
Minnesota is mad and motivated, but New York is the titleholder until told otherwise.
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Her wins came against former UFC champ Holly Holm and future titleholder Julianna Pena.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 28 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
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Her wins came against former UFC champ Holly Holm and future titleholder Julianna Pena.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 28 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for titleholder
Noun
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This new health setback for the 15-time major champion has sparked intense debate in the golf world.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Oct. 2025
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After the Wild just missed a chance to end the game in overtime with Brock Faber and Eriksson Ek on a 2-on-1 rush, Cates — who was a 2019 NCAA champion at Minnesota Duluth — fired a shot that beat Wallstedt on the goalie’s right side.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
19 Oct. 2025
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The conference is still likely in the driver’s seat as long as the champ gets through with two or fewer total losses, but that is anything but a guarantee.—
Eddie Timanus,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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Last year’s Big 12 champs topped this year’s Big 12 front-runners 26-22 after Leavitt led a game-winning, 75-yard touchdown drive, capped with 34 seconds left, throwing the conference race into flux.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Titleholder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titleholder. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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