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
Greg Cote
may 3, Miami Herald, 3 May 2026
The women’s basketball team danced its way through the Big Dance and emerged as national champs.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Al Smith stepped up in the home half of the first inning of a doubleheader on May 1, 1960, and put the defending American League champs ahead with a two-run homer off Jim Bunning.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
The one-time Super Bowl champ visited the Jets on Monday, April 27, as the franchise looks to add to its quarterback room after landing Smith in a trade with the Las Vegas Raiders in March.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
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Noun
Title odds show New York Liberty at +220 favored to dethrone champ Las Vegas Aces at +390.
—Greg Cote
may 3, Miami Herald, 3 May 2026
The women’s basketball team danced its way through the Big Dance and emerged as national champs.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Al Smith stepped up in the home half of the first inning of a doubleheader on May 1, 1960, and put the defending American League champs ahead with a two-run homer off Jim Bunning.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
The one-time Super Bowl champ visited the Jets on Monday, April 27, as the franchise looks to add to its quarterback room after landing Smith in a trade with the Las Vegas Raiders in March.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for champ
Noun
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The Sparks fell to defending champion Las Vegas 105-78 in their season opener, unable to contain an efficient Aces team that shot 63% from the floor.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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For decades, a league champion was guaranteed a first-round home game.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
Verb
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Turning someone a couple of times at that point, trying to chew a little bit of the shot clock.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2026
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The budget is trimmed as Missouri has chewed through surpluses built over years of federal pandemic aid.—
Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
5 May 2026
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This is a fantastic shoe to stomp around town in, thanks to its thick rubber lug sole.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Apr. 2026
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From February through May, the males of this colorful bird species do a quick-stomping dance and make a low booming sound to attract a mate.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
29 Apr. 2026
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The speed cams in work zones photograph drivers and time-stamp the images at two locations.—
Bruce Finley,
Denver Post,
1 May 2026
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The King also got to stamp a Park Passport with a stamp specially commissioned for the occasion.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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The pair’s snow boots tramped the nearly week-old Kansas City snow, two candles clutched in their small hands.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
30 Jan. 2026
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Imagine The Goonies with a half dozen adults tramping through the caves.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Champ.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/champ. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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