as in champion
the person who comes in first in a competition
the wrestling champ
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as in to chew
to crush or grind with the teeth
kept champing a cigar as he barked out orders
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Recent Examples of champ
Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Aug. 2025
Scouting report: The defending league champs are big up front, with the 290-pound Morales joining Bombacie (220) and Tenter (225).
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer, 24 July 2023
Westminster Christian and star junior Chase McCarty and defending 4A boys champ Jacksonville.
—Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al, 28 Feb. 2023
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Noun
Unlike my cheap black plastic spatula, Material’s Soft-Edge Turner performs like a champ.
—Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Aug. 2025
Scouting report: The defending league champs are big up front, with the 290-pound Morales joining Bombacie (220) and Tenter (225).
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
Western & Southern Open:Wimbledon champs Alcaraz, Vondrousova headline preliminary field
Stearns grew up just a few minutes down the road from the Western & Southern Open in Mason.
—Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer, 24 July 2023
Westminster Christian and star junior Chase McCarty and defending 4A boys champ Jacksonville.
—Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al, 28 Feb. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for champ
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Leinart actually recently played against 11-time Professional Pickleball Association champion Callie Jo Smith in a game of pickleball.—
DJ Siddiqi,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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They will be favored at home against the defending MLS Cup champion Galaxy, which plummeted to last place this season with the league’s worst record (three wins, 15 losses and seven ties).—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
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A couple in Mullica Hill, New Jersey, faced an unexpected international travel nightmare when their dog chewed through the wife's passport just 12 hours before their flight to Jamaica.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Aug. 2025
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Early space meals were squeezed from toothpaste-like tubes and chewed from bite-sized cubes.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Jenna Ortega has stomped all over the press tour for the second season of Wednesday.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
6 Aug. 2025
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Some, snubbed by their companions, stomp off in a huff or peck adjacent fans instead, while youthful pairs looking to lock lips are thwarted by chaperoning adults.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
3 Aug. 2025
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Gray — who Frank has a long-term admiration for, and tried to sign for Brentford last season from Leeds United — started against Luton, but failed to stamp his authority, with opposition midfielders seemingly able to unsettle him with intensity and physicality.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
27 July 2025
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Such a move would stamp Trump's legacy on the site, in a move that could long outlast his presidency, while providing a substantially larger indoor venue for hosting major events that the White House currently enjoys.—
James Bickerton
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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Teams hike across waterways, tramp under overpasses and scour parks for signs of tents.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 June 2025
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In the right of the picture, a platoon of soldiers, heavily armed and preceded by a pair of gun carriages, tramp through a defile.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Champ.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/champ. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
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