Thesaurus results for CHAMPIONSHIP

championship

noun

ˈcham-pē-ən-ˌship

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the position occupied by the one who comes in first in a competition the Yankees have won the championship many times

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Recent Examples of championship The Indiana Fever made a series of offseason moves Saturday to surround superstar Caitlin Clark with talent as the team looks to contend for a WNBA championship this year. —

Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2026 Wakeland was making its ninth appearance in a championship game and the Wolverines have 5 titles to show for it. —

Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2026 Manuel made the comment during a ceremony celebrating Michigan’s NCAA Tournament championship. —

ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026 Griner is a six-time All-WNBA selection, a three-time Olympic gold medalist with Team USA and helped lead the Phoenix Mercury to a WNBA championship in 2014. —

Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for championship

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Having already won the Atlantic Division title, Buffalo (50-23-9) rested numerous starters, including captain Rasmus Dahlin and scoring leader Tage Thompson.

— CBS News, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
In March, Dunia Sibomana-Rodriguez won the National High School Coaches Association title at 123 pounds, his latest achievement in a stellar high school wrestling career.

— Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026