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as in champ
the person who comes in first in a competition
the champion of the national spelling bee
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as in proponent
a person who actively supports or favors a cause
she's the biggest champion of budget reform in the Congress
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as in to advocate
to promote the interests or cause of
he has always championed the protection of abused animals
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Recent Examples of champion
Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 16 Apr. 2025
In Wednesday’s other quarterfinals, Inter Milan hosts Bayern Munich after a 2-1 victory in Germany last week, while reigning champion Real Madrid is looking to overturn a 3-0 defeat against Arsenal at the Santiago Bernabéu.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
Sarah Garone, Health, 15 Apr. 2025
Another Florida Republican, then-Sen. Marco Rubio, had previously championed the bill, first introducing it in 2018 and reintroducing it in 2021.
—Chandelis Duster, NPR, 12 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Beat the odds and become a world champion for the first time.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 16 Apr. 2025
In Wednesday’s other quarterfinals, Inter Milan hosts Bayern Munich after a 2-1 victory in Germany last week, while reigning champion Real Madrid is looking to overturn a 3-0 defeat against Arsenal at the Santiago Bernabéu.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
Verb
Social media is abuzz with content championing whole milk.
—Sarah Garone, Health, 15 Apr. 2025
Another Florida Republican, then-Sen. Marco Rubio, had previously championed the bill, first introducing it in 2018 and reintroducing it in 2021.
—Chandelis Duster, NPR, 12 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for champion
Noun
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Pena was set to face Nunes in a trilogy bout at UFC 289, but an injury knocked the former champ from that scrap.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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The former champ slides to No. 2 with an 8% decline in plays for the week.—
Trevor Anderson,
Billboard,
16 Apr. 2025
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Prospective visitors, along with park proponents, are concerned about what the parks and experiences may look like after the sweeping layoffs across the National Park Service and the larger federal government in February.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Plan proponents saw this as a way to combat the district’s funding problems.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Their visit comes after four House Democrats traveled to El Salvador earlier this week to advocate for the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was wrongly deported to the Central American country.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Kerry Morrison, founder of a nonprofit that advocates for change in the mental health system and has sat for years on the oversight committee for the city’s Proposition HHH homeless housing fund, finds all the new groups hard to follow.—
Doug Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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Our protagonists are Alice Scott, an eternal optimist awaiting her big break, and Hayden Anderson, a grumpy Pulitzer Prize winner.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Burnes made the comment about a month after Cole underwent Tommy John surgery on his elbow, a year after the 2023 AL Cy Young winner missed the first 75 games with an elbow injury.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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In a statement posted to X, Taylor congratulated Lee and acknowledged the impact of his supporters.—
Oumou Fofana,
Essence,
21 Apr. 2025
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Some supporters even lost the will to protest, feeling nothing will change.—
Rob Tanner,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Carson, who served as secretary during President Trump’s first term, endorsed Trump’s most recent bid for the presidency in late 2023.—
Tara Suter,
The Hill,
17 Apr. 2025
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After penning an op-ed calling for President Biden to step aside during the 2024 presidential election, endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris in his place, the 2x Oscar winner recently opened up about the ongoing backlash to his statement.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2025
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Survivors and community members at Florida State University came together to grieve and support each other at a vigil that drew thousands after two people were killed and more were injured in an April 17 campus shooting.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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This helps centers maximize resource recovery and supports the transition to a circular economy.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Finding Wiggle Room There is no fast, general purpose method for finding the minima of functions raised to high exponents.—
Kevin Hartnett,
Quanta Magazine,
24 Mar. 2025
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That would have given him more complicated Taylor approximations, with exponents greater than 2.—
Kevin Hartnett,
Quanta Magazine,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Champion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/champion. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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