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 Johnson guided El Toro to three CIF Southern Section titles in the 1980s and led Mission Viejo to five section championships and a state crown in 2015. Dan Albano, Oc Register, 26 Apr. 2026 The postseason has already begin, with playoffs and spring high school championships filling much of May. Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026 The Elland Road legend won two top-flight championships, the 1968 League Cup and 1972 FA Cup as a player with the club. Beren Cross, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026 While playing behind starter Stetson Bennett, Beck and the Bulldogs won a pair of national championships. Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026 Six Miami Hurricanes won individual NCAA championships during his tenure, and 94 percent of the school’s athletes graduated. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2026 Grayson, the youngest, won two state championships on Oceanside Collegiate’s football team, for instance. Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 25 Apr. 2026 Others are giving him his flowers for being the organization’s winningest coach, including securing four NBA championships in six tries while leading what will go down as one of the greatest basketball dynasties of the modern era, maybe ever. Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026 Then, Boston would need to overcome reigning champion OKC, Victor Wembanyama’s Spurs or whoever else emerges from the West to claim the unlikeliest of championships. Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for championships
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  • The king had already stripped Andrew of his royal titles due to his connections to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
    Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The whole album is constantly in motion, and not only because three different song titles reference modes of transportation.
    Brendan Hay, SPIN, 27 Apr. 2026

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“Championships.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/championships. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.

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