1
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
Alana Wise, NPR, 14 Aug. 2025
The entertaining major champion with a gargantuan YouTube following remains a member of the LIV Tour, but Hall wears a similar cap to the one DeChambeau wore to start his career.
—Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2025
Andrew McGowan, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
If passed, the state would allow cities to destroy the last lifelines for Californians already pushed out of their homes by skyrocketing rents — and force them into the harsh, punitive systems now championed by the White House.
—Sean Geary, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
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Noun
But the seven-time Grand Slam singles champion has twice won the U.S. Open and hopes for a repeat.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 14 Aug. 2025
The entertaining major champion with a gargantuan YouTube following remains a member of the LIV Tour, but Hall wears a similar cap to the one DeChambeau wore to start his career.
—Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
The program will also include special events championing genre films and short film packages to be announced at a later date.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
If passed, the state would allow cities to destroy the last lifelines for Californians already pushed out of their homes by skyrocketing rents — and force them into the harsh, punitive systems now championed by the White House.
—Sean Geary, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for champion
Noun
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In the upcoming 2025 season, the Cowboys have the second most primetime games with six, more than the reigning Super Bowl champs the Philadelphia Eagles.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
19 Aug. 2025
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The champ reportedly went from 188 down to 154 pounds by the end of 2024 through a combination of diet (a nutritionist helped) and exercise (something Williams knows well).—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
19 Aug. 2025
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The minister’s renown was not insignificant, with both proponents and those less keen about his ideas of achieving moral purity through food.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
19 Aug. 2025
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Smotrich is a long-time proponent of expanding Israeli settlements in the West Bank, which are widely considered to be in violation of international law.—
Olivia-Anne Cleary,
Time,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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One of Trump’s most ardent conservative supporters, former Fox News host Megyn Kelly, lashed out last month over the initial reports about a possible Diddy pardon, vehemently advocating against one.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
6 Aug. 2025
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Elsewhere, Blackburn advocated to repeal the military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate in 2022, and in 2024 voted against advancing the Right to IVF Act, which would have expanded and protected access to in vitro fertilization in the country.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
6 Aug. 2025
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The winner, who had not come forward as of Aug. 19, won the top prize in the Aug. 18 Fantasy 5 evening drawing, according to Florida Lottery records.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
19 Aug. 2025
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The Louisiana Local Fiber Consortium, which includes two Louisiana providers that partnered with T-Mobile, was the biggest winner, with $378 million for 68,535 locations.—
Jon Brodkin,
ArsTechnica,
19 Aug. 2025
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Bayh didn’t make any announcements at the dinner, but did show up with two heavyweight supporters: his dad and Mayor Joe Hogsett.—
Hayleigh Colombo,
IndyStar,
19 Aug. 2025
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The prize was established by the Central Arkansas Library System in 1999 in memory of William Booker Worthen, a longtime supporter of the public library and a 22-year member of CALS Board of Trustees.—
Eric E. Harrison,
Arkansas Online,
19 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The American Academy of Pediatrics still endorses COVID-19 shots for children older than 6 months.—
DEVI SHASTRI,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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Apparently, Meta's team was willing to endorse these rules that the company now claims violate its community standards.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The reinforcements will join French and Italian aircraft already supporting Spanish operations.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
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An estimated 20,000 people were in attendance, many to support the team from their home state.—
Chuck Fieldman,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Aug. 2025
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His sturdy Scottish exponent, James Mill, helped spread the Benthamite basics, while raising his son, John Stuart Mill, in no creed but that of utilitarianism.—
January LaVoy Krish Seenivasan Ted Blaisdell,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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In the audio world, Audeze is known as the leading exponent of planar-magnetic headphones, an advanced driver technology that produces sound in a different way to the more usual dynamic drivers found in most headphones.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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“Champion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/champion. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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