as in champions
the person who comes in first in a competition
the wrestling champ
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as in chews
to crush or grind with the teeth
kept champing a cigar as he barked out orders
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Recent Examples of champs
Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2026
Chicago’s odds of repeating as division champs are currently +320 and Minnesota is +550.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
At best, the Knicks will complete their arc from lovable losers to a team with great energy to actual champs.
—Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 16 May 2026
Los Angeles Chargers As reigning champs of the schedule release, the Chargers are behind arguably the strongest video of the year, shocking no one.
—Karla Cote, Variety, 15 May 2026
Fox The 49ers return to where their 2025 season ended to the eventual Super Bowl champs.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026
Three playoff teams, the defending champs, and road games in extremely tough environments at Wisconsin and Penn State.
—Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
Thunder reserve guard Jared McCain, a former Corona Centennial High standout, scored eight of his 18 points in the third quarter as the champs were able to lean on their ninth man without Gilgeous-Alexander on the court and take a 13-point lead into the fourth quarter.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
One win against them this weekend and Grandview is league champs.
—Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 8 May 2026
Noun
The Bulldogs, regular-season conference champs, need to win one more game, against the survivor of the Columbia-Brown game on Sunday.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2026
Chicago’s odds of repeating as division champs are currently +320 and Minnesota is +550.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
At best, the Knicks will complete their arc from lovable losers to a team with great energy to actual champs.
—Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 16 May 2026
Los Angeles Chargers As reigning champs of the schedule release, the Chargers are behind arguably the strongest video of the year, shocking no one.
—Karla Cote, Variety, 15 May 2026
Fox The 49ers return to where their 2025 season ended to the eventual Super Bowl champs.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026
Three playoff teams, the defending champs, and road games in extremely tough environments at Wisconsin and Penn State.
—Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
Thunder reserve guard Jared McCain, a former Corona Centennial High standout, scored eight of his 18 points in the third quarter as the champs were able to lean on their ninth man without Gilgeous-Alexander on the court and take a 13-point lead into the fourth quarter.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
One win against them this weekend and Grandview is league champs.
—Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for champs
Noun
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The defending champions are 8-3 in those games.—
Rob Maaddi,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
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And to the extent that there's no debate over the team crowned as national champions, it's worked.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Though Brind’Amour vigorously chews his gum behind the players on the Hurricanes bench, Daniels is often stoic, blending into a background of red and white.—
Cory Lavalette,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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One enzyme acts as a random chopper, snipping the long polymer chains into smaller pieces, while the other slowly chews these pieces into their monomer building units from each end.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
3 May 2026
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In the closing moments, Godzilla stomps his way to the Statue of Liberty, setting his sights on New York City.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
14 Apr. 2026
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Ellie stomps back to the crew mess to whine about it to Jenna and Ben.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The opening sequence, where McGuigan shamelessly apes Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes, is reasonably entertaining, and McAvoy masticates the scenery with a winking fervor that befits the project, but the whole thing is unforgivably half-baked.—
Dan Sheehan,
Literary Hub,
12 Mar. 2021
Verb
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The Lowriders stamps showcase five classic models.—
Monica Garske,
NBC news,
13 Mar. 2026
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Conscious qualities, such as our emotional tone, complexity of thought, or attentional focus, could each meaningfully constrain how the mind stamps its presence on the brain’s dynamic landscape.—
Conor Feehly,
Big Think,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Champs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/champs. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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