championing

present participle of champion

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of championing Like many of lawmakers currently championing the legislation, Scott portrayed the tax credit as a pro-jobs policy. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026 This year, Santiago worked on championing national coming-of-agers. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026 Fitoussi, who also made a film championing the background players with The Extras, creates a witty and actually poignant look at the profession where real talent so often goes unrecognized and unappreciated. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026 La Ligne is focused on championing and collaborating with other women, like Dianna Agron and Erin Walsh. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026 Their race can be seen as a competition to out-Takoma-Park each other by championing the progressive, multicultural values that have long defined the diverse city. — Jeff Barker, Baltimore Sun, 16 Sep. 2026 Food Frontier is a consultancy dedicated to championing the Sacramento Valley’s vibrant food ecosystem through strategic partnerships, storytelling and food innovation. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026 In recent years, Flav has been outspoken in his efforts to drive social change, from helping Black families displaced by the Los Angeles wildfires last year to championing women’s sports and Olympic athletes. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 11 Sep. 2026 The latter part of her life and career was dedicated to political activism, writing and social justice, championing LGBTQ+ rights and the rights of women and girls around the world. — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for championing
Verb
  • Lauren Oto Lauren Oto is advocating for Sacramento’s small businesses while working to broaden diversity in leadership.
    — The Sacramento Bee staff, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Part of this has come about as a result of retail brokerages advocating for their customers to get first dibs on IPO stocks, rather than having to buy the shares at a premium from the connected clients of big banks.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The group is not specifically endorsing or looking to knock down any specific bills in Congress yet, Handa said.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • In September, videos on X purported to show Leonardo DiCaprio and a bunch of other actors endorsing a campaign urging Americans not to vote for Democrats in November.
    — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Ahead of the premiere’s conclusion, Variety exclusively reported that Neon’s awards campaign for the film will include Garfield and Rylance competing in the supporting actor category and Borisov campaigning in lead actor.
    — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Service is low-key but practical, with staff supporting both wellness programming and basic logistics like airport pickups.
    — CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

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“Championing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/championing. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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