championships

Definition of championshipsnext
plural of championship
as in titles
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 championships The local crowd cheered loudly for Brignone, who won gold in the super-G three days earlier and has made a remarkable comeback from a devastating crash in the Italian championships 10 months ago. Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2026 The dominant performance gives Granite Hills momentum heading into the Masters meet and, should wrestlers advance, the state championships. Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026 His many accomplishments include state championships, conference titles, many winning seasons and membership in two halls of fame. Tom Strong, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026 Cedar Park junior Nathan Reilly earned a gold medal for the third straight year at the UIL state wrestling championships Saturday at the Berry Center in Cypress outside of Houston. Rick Cantu, Austin American Statesman, 15 Feb. 2026 The Forth Worth Country Day Falcons finished third in the girls team standings and fourth in the boys at the SPC 3A Swimming and Diving championships held on Friday and Saturday. Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2026 In the Italian championships in April 2025, Brignone fell on her second giant slalom run, tumbling through two gates. Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 15 Feb. 2026 After six national championships, including 2023 and ’24, fans here have grown a little blase about winning regular season games. Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2026 Sac State joined the Big Sky Conference in 1996 and, under coach Troy Taylor, won three Big Sky championships from 2019 to 2022. Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 15 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for championships
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  • Arthur had no background in skating but Liu was born in 2005, just two years after Michelle Kwan, another Californian, won the last of her five world titles.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
  • The Dragons were led by Dylan Ota (113) and Keagan Sieracki (150), who both won individual titles.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Feb. 2026

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“Championships.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/championships. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.

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