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he has always championed the protection of abused animals
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Recent Examples of championed
On Tuesday night, the Grammy-winning musician paid homage to Carrie Bradshaw, taking to the streets in a trendy socks-and-heels moment, once championed by the fictional character.
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Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2025
Michael Davis represents a suburb south of Kansas City and is one of the lawmakers who championed the new map.
—Savannah Hawley-Bates, NPR, 18 Oct. 2025
America Great Again agenda continues to color outside the lines of the Republican agenda and takes up causes traditionally championed by some Democrats.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
Watching from the stands in Ostend that day against Madrid was Nick Swinnen, one of Brugge’s academy goalkeeping coaches, who had championed Lammens’ signing.
—Mark Critchley, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Recently, many scientists and philosophers have championed the idea that reductionism can’t explain all of reality, like chemistry, biology, life, and consciousness.
—Big Think, 16 Oct. 2025
Spigner championed the Project CommUNITY initiative at KCCI, aiming to tackle difficult topics, including politics, mental health and the relations of Black people with police, immigration and veterans issues, according to the Register column.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Both men have championed progressive policies.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
That goal marks something of a final sprint for TAMM, which began in the mid-2000s, when then-Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed championed one-stop service centers and an e-government initiative was rolled out.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2025
Michael Davis represents a suburb south of Kansas City and is one of the lawmakers who championed the new map.
—Savannah Hawley-Bates, NPR, 18 Oct. 2025
America Great Again agenda continues to color outside the lines of the Republican agenda and takes up causes traditionally championed by some Democrats.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
Watching from the stands in Ostend that day against Madrid was Nick Swinnen, one of Brugge’s academy goalkeeping coaches, who had championed Lammens’ signing.
—Mark Critchley, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Recently, many scientists and philosophers have championed the idea that reductionism can’t explain all of reality, like chemistry, biology, life, and consciousness.
—Big Think, 16 Oct. 2025
Spigner championed the Project CommUNITY initiative at KCCI, aiming to tackle difficult topics, including politics, mental health and the relations of Black people with police, immigration and veterans issues, according to the Register column.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Both men have championed progressive policies.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
That goal marks something of a final sprint for TAMM, which began in the mid-2000s, when then-Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed championed one-stop service centers and an e-government initiative was rolled out.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for championed
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The Red Army Faction advocated for an immediate, armed revolution against the capitalist class in Japan.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
17 Oct. 2025
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McClellan, also of We the People of Detroit, said the organization has long advocated for a permanent water affordability solution that's not dependent on temporary funding and ensures that households are paying no more than 3% of their income on water.—
Nushrat Rahman,
Freep.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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On Thursday, the city's outgoing mayor, Eric Adams, endorsed Cuomo at a news conference where Cuomo was questioned about the radio show exchange.—
Janelle Griffith,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Trinidad’s government has endorsed the deployment, emphasizing its support for regional security while denying any involvement in efforts to unseat Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Scalable design, performance focus YASA’s breakthrough has been supported by the UK’s Advanced Propulsion Centre and designed with scalability in mind.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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Perlmutter and his wife, Laura, have supported healthcare and education initiatives through their foundation, including a more than $50 million donation to NYU’s Langone Medical Center earmarked for cancer research.—
Melanie Hicken,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Championed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/championed. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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