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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
Reid Spencer, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025
The Rams are currently 2-1 on the season, dropping their first loss in Week 3 to the reigning Super Bowl champions, the Philadelphia Eagles.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Nik Kowsar, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
The billionaire couple, who are said to have championed and provided financial support to teams, allegedly flew with Ellis to attend a soccer Final Four when the coach and her team won a championship.
—Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Zilisch and defending series champion Justin Allgaier also advanced.
—Reid Spencer, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025
The Rams are currently 2-1 on the season, dropping their first loss in Week 3 to the reigning Super Bowl champions, the Philadelphia Eagles.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
But their voices were drowned out when Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the relatively moderate leader, took office as President of Iran, a few months after the death of Ayatollah Khomeini, and aggressively championed privatization of the economy—a policy outlook that ignored ecological concerns.
—Nik Kowsar, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
The billionaire couple, who are said to have championed and provided financial support to teams, allegedly flew with Ellis to attend a soccer Final Four when the coach and her team won a championship.
—Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for champion
Noun
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The Phillies have the NL batting champ and home run leader — and as good a shot as anyone to win it all, says Matt Gelb.—
Levi Weaver,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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With deals spanning across performance beasts, camera champs, and everyday essentials, there’s something here for every type of user.—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
29 Sep. 2025
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Eide and other proponents of expanding hospitalization believe the administration could do even more.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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Closure of the bike path to undertake this project has drawn opposition from cycling proponents and West Sacramento Mayor Martha Guerrero.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The commonwealth has been without an operational freestanding birthing center since the 1980s, said Mary Kathryn DeLodder, director of the Kentucky Birth Coalition — a grassroots organization that led the charge in advocating for legislation loosening regulations for the facilities.—
Killian Baarlaer,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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Ascension Saint Thomas President and CEO Fahad Tahir is among many local health care leaders advocating for Congress to extend the tax credits.—
Beth Warren,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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That also means there's no winner between technologies.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 Sep. 2025
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Kevin Hastings, the 2022 and ’23 champion, defeated last year’s winner, Raul Gutierrez, to reclaim the crown.—
Point Loma-Ob Monthly,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Sep. 2025
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Back in the 1920s, even the Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin called on his British supporters to affiliate with the Labour Party instead of fighting it.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
4 Oct. 2025
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No victims speak in court While the court heard several pleas from Combs’ supporters Friday, the victims who testified at trial were noticeably absent from the hearing.—
Nicki Brown,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In response to that news, Colbert received an outpouring of support from many of his current and former fellow talk-show hosts, including Kimmel, who even took out a billboard in Los Angeles endorsing Colbert (against his own show), for an Emmy.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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Although the ‘9-9-6’ workweek violates Chinese labor laws, it was famously endorsed by Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma in 2019.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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Smotrich demanded there be no agreement on Palestinian Authority or Qatari involvement in Gazan governance, nor anything that supports the concept of a future independent Palestinian state.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
29 Sep. 2025
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The Patriots' defense has been solid, holding opponents to under 100 rushing yards in each of their first three games, but the offense must improve to support the defense.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
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Stephanie Bell is none other than Stephanie Kelton, now an exponent of Modern Monetary Theory.—
Vipin Bharathan,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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As one careful exponent of technical legal craft addressing another, Burroughs hit the mark.—
Noah Feldman,
Twin Cities,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Champion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/champion. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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