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as in champs
the person who comes in first in a competition
the champion of the national spelling bee
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as in proponents
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 advocates
to promote the interests or cause of
he has always championed the protection of abused animals
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Recent Examples of champions
Eddie Pells, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Brock led off the seventh with a single but Millikan sophomore Jade Torres stranded the tying run at first base to seal the Rams a 4-3 victory at Fullerton High in a clash of league champions preparing for the CIF-SS playoffs.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
Those schools don’t want to see promising teams left out of what remains the best postseason in college sports, especially in favor of lesser conference champions who earn automatic bids.
—Eddie Pells, Twin Cities, 7 May 2026
Lake Ridge posted a 23-9 record in the 2025-26 season, finishing second in District 3-6A behind North Crowley, the 2026 Class 6A Division I state champions.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
In the first Mortal Kombat film, Outworld sorcerer Shang Tsung (Chin Han) seeks to eliminate Earth's champions ahead of the ultimate tournament between realms.
—Nigel Smith, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
The 20-year-old has only been capped once by the reigning World Cup champions but was included in March’s squad for friendlies against Mauritania and Zambia.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 6 May 2026
Celebrity makeup artist Joel Vasquez champions a less-is-more approach.
—Micaela English, Glamour, 30 Apr. 2026
DeChambeau and Rahm — both multiple major champions — are considered LIV’s top two players.
—Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Kat Chan, nutritionist and author of Substack’s Full Serving, champions it as one of the most grounding ways to start the day, particularly in colder months.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2026
Crosswell has secured a series of high-profile endorsements, including from the VoteVets political action group, which champions Democratic political candidates.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
The Hotel Naru also champions a community-centric approach.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Organizing consultant Marie Kondo also champions the benefits of a tidy workspace.
—Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
In addition to developing feature genre stories, Schwan is one of the founders of Silverlake Scream Show, an annual horror anthology screening event that champions emerging genre filmmakers.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2025
Like Redford, Frasure also champions low taxes.
—Idaho Statesman, 29 Oct. 2025
The Republican who ostensibly champions liberty but justifies authoritarian impulses from the White House.
—John H Bolthouse, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
What matters more to the biggest schools is that their teams have a chance to compete in what remains the best postseason in college sports and that they aren’t iced out by lower conference champions who earn automatic bids.
—Eddie Pells, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Brock led off the seventh with a single but Millikan sophomore Jade Torres stranded the tying run at first base to seal the Rams a 4-3 victory at Fullerton High in a clash of league champions preparing for the CIF-SS playoffs.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
Those schools don’t want to see promising teams left out of what remains the best postseason in college sports, especially in favor of lesser conference champions who earn automatic bids.
—Eddie Pells, Twin Cities, 7 May 2026
Lake Ridge posted a 23-9 record in the 2025-26 season, finishing second in District 3-6A behind North Crowley, the 2026 Class 6A Division I state champions.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
In the first Mortal Kombat film, Outworld sorcerer Shang Tsung (Chin Han) seeks to eliminate Earth's champions ahead of the ultimate tournament between realms.
—Nigel Smith, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
The 20-year-old has only been capped once by the reigning World Cup champions but was included in March’s squad for friendlies against Mauritania and Zambia.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 6 May 2026
Celebrity makeup artist Joel Vasquez champions a less-is-more approach.
—Micaela English, Glamour, 30 Apr. 2026
DeChambeau and Rahm — both multiple major champions — are considered LIV’s top two players.
—Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
Tavira was then earmarked as a place which would suit the Marugal ethos, which champions the local setting of each of their hotels, treating them as standalone properties which reflect the heritage and culture of their immediate area, rather than standardized as part of an international chain.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Kat Chan, nutritionist and author of Substack’s Full Serving, champions it as one of the most grounding ways to start the day, particularly in colder months.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2026
Crosswell has secured a series of high-profile endorsements, including from the VoteVets political action group, which champions Democratic political candidates.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
The Hotel Naru also champions a community-centric approach.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Organizing consultant Marie Kondo also champions the benefits of a tidy workspace.
—Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
In addition to developing feature genre stories, Schwan is one of the founders of Silverlake Scream Show, an annual horror anthology screening event that champions emerging genre filmmakers.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2025
Like Redford, Frasure also champions low taxes.
—Idaho Statesman, 29 Oct. 2025
The Republican who ostensibly champions liberty but justifies authoritarian impulses from the White House.
—John H Bolthouse, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for champions
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The defending champs sold out all 8,700 season-ticket memberships for the 2026 season with a 92% renewal rate from the previous season, becoming the first team in league history to sell out season ticket allotments for three consecutive years, the person said.—
Michael Ozanian,
CNBC,
4 May 2026
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The defending champs were the favorites to win the NBA title entering the postseason and did nothing to change that.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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Per Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, the six billionaires who have already fled the state took with them nearly 30% of the wealth proponents expected to tax, which alone means the measure will only raise $40 billion of the $100 billion initially forecasted.—
Douglas Schoen,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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Some proponents of adding Arabic language instruction say the curriculum would help cultivate a sense of inclusion, identity and belonging for students of Arab descent in the district.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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Ariel Taylor Smith, senior director of the Center for Policy and Action at the National Parents Union, a nonprofit that advocates for parents, has seen this trend in her own fourth grader's public elementary school class in Vermont, whose teacher doesn't assign homework.—
Ariel Gilreath,
NPR,
28 Apr. 2026
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Walker said Tuesday that advocates on both sides were expected to hold discussions in Springfield throughout the day.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Baseball region semifinal Game 1 winners included Lake Mary, TFA, Orangewood and Winter Springs.—
Johnny Gorches,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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The Republican president views the investments as critical for economic security and emblematic of his own dealmaking skills, overturning what had been GOP dogma that government should avoid picking winners and losers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 May 2026
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Newsom and other supporters have said the tunnel would protect the state’s water system as climate change intensifies severe droughts and deluges.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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And supporters are left to fill the silence with speculation, chants and, now, airborne protest banners.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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The Food and Drug Administration has approved the two-drug regimen to end pregnancies up to 10 weeks gestational age; the World Health Organization endorses it up to 12 weeks.—
Mara Gordon,
NPR,
4 May 2026
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Please don’t fall for this con — even if the Labor Department endorses and promotes it.—
Terry Savage,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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Of course, Huang wasn’t talking to just anyone, but one of the chief exponents of the wealth tax, nationwide and in California.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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Algebraic geometry is the study of shapes defined by polynomial equations like x3 + 2x2y + xz = 5, which involve a sum of variables raised to whole-number exponents.—
Konstantin Kakaes,
Quanta Magazine,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Champions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/champions. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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