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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
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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Pitt County, the North Carolina region champ, is 2-0; Johnstown, winner of the Mid-Atlantic region, is also 2-0.—
Steve Gorches,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Aug. 2025
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Kenyan champ Ruth Chepng’etich set a world record last year at just under 2 hours 10 minutes, a year after countrymate Kelvin Kiptum did the same thing in the men’s race—at only 35 seconds over two hours in 2023.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Unfortunately for proponents of AB 699, Governor Gavin Newsom (D) vetoed a similar proposal six years ago.—
Patrick Gleason,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Volz has been a major proponent of continuing to rely mainly on NOAA operated satellites, while entering into data purchase agreements with private companies as well.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
25 July 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 of the EIFF 2025 Competition, known as the Sean Connery Prize, takes home £50,000 to support future projects.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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Previous winners of the Icon Award, selected by the Music Photography Awards’ judging panel, include Jill Furmanovsky in 2024, Henry Diltz in 2023, and Eric Johnson in 2022.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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The decision sparked a firestorm on social media — where much of the debate around these issues is taking place — and Jackson-Smith was the target of abusive and threatening comments from both pro-Israel and pro-Palestine supporters.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Aug. 2025
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The former City Council president spent primary day visiting various polling sites, capping off the night with her team and supporters at The Enclave on Detroit's northwest side to celebrate her campaign.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
7 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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In Indonesia, the political party Golkar used AI to digitally recreate Suharto, a dictator who died in 2008, to endorse the party’s candidates.—
Richard Nieva,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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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 21 Aug. 2025.
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