championed

past tense of champion

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of championed The nonprofit has championed South Asian voices in film, art and storytelling since 2002, giving a platform to work on subjects such as caste, gender and sexuality. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026 Dolly Parton, who championed education throughout her life, had a message for teachers at the CMA Foundation Music Teachers of Excellence event on Wednesday. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2026 The measure, known as Proposition 40, is not a long-term wealth tax like the one Sanders and some other progressives have long championed. — ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026 The measure is championed by the Bell Policy Center, the Colorado Fiscal Institute, Great Education Colorado and other progressive groups. — Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 3 Oct. 2026 Mastrangelo was among those who championed his own direct-to-collector business. — Adrian Madlener, Curbed, 30 Sep. 2026 Since launching the Pink Pony Campaign in 2000, Ralph Lauren has championed the fight against cancer by funding cancer centers and world-class research facilities around the world. — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026 The bill was championed by Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-TX) and ranking member Maria Cantwell (D-WA). — Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 29 Sep. 2026 It is awarded to artists working in the spirit of Edvard Munch, who championed artistic freedom and individual experimentation. — News Desk, Artforum, 29 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for championed
Verb
  • Earlier popes had maintained that exception, though Pope John Paul II increasingly advocated ending capital punishment, stressing that those convicted of crimes retain their human dignity.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • At the same time, Sargent advocated for Christian Children’s Fund, Special Olympics, World Hunger, AIDS Project Los Angeles and the American Foundation for AIDS Research.
    — Justine Fisher, PEOPLE, 12 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Flanagan has not endorsed or campaigned on the Green New Deal.
    — Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Lahn, who was endorsed early in his primary by political committee MAHA Action, has diverged from many of his Republican peers in directly linking polluted water and agrochemicals to Iowa’s cancer crisis.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The demonstration marked the completion of the project’s first phase, supported by funding from the US Department of Energy.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The force, which rose to a peak of about 5,000 troops over the summer, has supported arrest operations, patrolled city streets and neighborhoods, and participated in cleanup efforts.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026

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“Championed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/championed. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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