Thesaurus results for CHAMPIONSHIP

championship

noun

ˈcham-pē-ən-ˌship

Definition of championship next

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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 Vikings will play La Salle in the championship game. —

Tony Gleason, Daily News, 22 Feb. 2026 The Bears pulled off their first regular-season sweep of Stanford in 16 years, since winning the Pac-10 championship under coach Mike Montgomery. —

Jeff Faraudo, Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2026 Given the landscape of high school sports in Florida, this might be the year the Gateway girls basketball team needs to wrap up a its goal of winning a state championship. —

Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2026 The Bobcats have their eyes on a Sun Belt championship. —

Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 21 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for championship

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But despite speculation in South Korea about her potential grooming as a successor, no new official titles were announced as the once-in-five-years ruling party congress wrapped.

— Will Ripley, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
In their new lawsuit, Mamás de DPS accuses the district of using a nonprofit called Denver School Facilities Leasing Corporation to obtain titles and mortgages for 33 school buildings.

— Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 26 Feb. 2026