Definition of championshipnext
as in title
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 Heat players have combined to win three past Slam Dunk championships. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2026 The goal this season, Burns said, was win the league, take home the San Diego Section championship and win a state title. John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026 DeSoto High SchoolÕs football team is honored in a championship parade hosted by DeSoto for its Class 6A Division II football state championship team on Saturday, February 7, 2026 in DeSoto, Texas. Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026 The semifinals will be played March 15-16 in Miami, with the championship game the next day. Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for championship
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  • Santa Clara, California — Mike Vrabel made his nnname in the NFL as a crunching outside linebacker, delivering punishment to opposing offenses and blowing up their plays on his way to winning multiple Super Bowl titles with the New England Patriots.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Starmer said that the government was working on legislation to remove the noble title, Lord Mandelson, that the ex-ambassador still holds.
    JILL LAWLESS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 5 Feb. 2026

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“Championship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/championship. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.

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