championed

past tense of champion

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of championed Holscher said Masterson championed the cuts and cheered them on, putting his loyalty to Washington politicians ahead of the families he was elected to serve. — Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026 Some online commentators have also pointed to images of protesters carrying Palestinian flags, a cause championed by left-leaning movements in France and globally. — Ellen Francis, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026 Casey DeSantis championed Hope Florida, a state initiative meant to get people off state welfare by connecting them with churches and other nonprofits. — Justin Garcia, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026 Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates championed the idea; the tech mogul argued that by not taxing those tools, but still forking over payroll taxes on employee earnings, employers are incentivized to replace humans with machines. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026 The company has long championed employees’ charitable giving by promising to match their donations. — Rob Wile, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026 In Georgia, Wesley’s Law, championed by Laura and Larry Gay after their son’s death, required public schools to stock overdose-reversal medication such as naloxone. — Meng Yang, Time, 18 Oct. 2026 Chiuri was captivated by its founder, known as Mimì, who championed artists, musicians and performers across Europe and America. — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026 Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, one of the accord’s signatories, has rejected calls for an industry-wide slowdown championed by the likes of Amodei and Altman. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 14 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for championed
Verb
  • Lula signed into law a measure raising the revenue threshold for individual microentrepreneurs, proposed new initiatives to renegotiate consumer debt and advocated ending online betting, whose expansion has contributed to household indebtedness.
    — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The fire department has long advocated for its own training center, Bitchakdjian said.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Leaders in the Florida Democratic Party’s Jewish Caucus, which had endorsed Nixon’s opponent in the primary, Alex Vindman, have started to come around on Nixon.
    — Joseph Strauss, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Hall of Fame coach Tony Dungy and former Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett, both former NBC colleagues, endorsed her.
    — Rick Maese, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The research was supported through the National Science Foundation’s Energy Storage Engine in Upstate New York, which brings together universities and industry partners to advance battery technology.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Optical services include retinal imaging, eye-pressure testing and personalized lens consultations, supported by licensed remote optometrists and Mykita’s in-house optical team.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026

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“Championed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/championed. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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