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
Jayson Stark, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Carolina won 9 of 11 games after the second Rantanen trade, and then the Hurricanes advanced to the conference finals before losing to the eventual champs, the Florida Panthers.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2025
Second, more performances like that and the defending champs aren’t going to be champs much longer.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
The 2025 World Series gets underway Friday in Toronto, where the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers with their lights-out pitching and a guy named Shohei take on the American League champs Toronto Blue Jays in their first Fall Classic appearance since winning back-to-back titles in 1992-1993.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
The Dodgers are seeking to repeat as World Series champs for the first time since the New York Yankees won three in a row from 1998 to 2000.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Can the Thunder climb above Denver, Minnesota, the Los Angeles teams and the Warriors to repeat as champs?
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Circle City Sweets owner Cindy Hawkins and Ivy Tech Culinary Arts and Hospitality instructor Daniel McDonald were the dessert and bacon champs, respectively, in what’s known as the ultimate Food Sport smackdown.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 20 Oct. 2025
Six different goal scorers torched Iowa, 6-2, on Friday night at Bojangles Coliseum, a statement of depth that suggests the defending champs are built to repeat.
—Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2025
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But nine-run innings, against the reigning champs?
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Carolina won 9 of 11 games after the second Rantanen trade, and then the Hurricanes advanced to the conference finals before losing to the eventual champs, the Florida Panthers.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2025
Second, more performances like that and the defending champs aren’t going to be champs much longer.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
The 2025 World Series gets underway Friday in Toronto, where the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers with their lights-out pitching and a guy named Shohei take on the American League champs Toronto Blue Jays in their first Fall Classic appearance since winning back-to-back titles in 1992-1993.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
The Dodgers are seeking to repeat as World Series champs for the first time since the New York Yankees won three in a row from 1998 to 2000.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Can the Thunder climb above Denver, Minnesota, the Los Angeles teams and the Warriors to repeat as champs?
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Circle City Sweets owner Cindy Hawkins and Ivy Tech Culinary Arts and Hospitality instructor Daniel McDonald were the dessert and bacon champs, respectively, in what’s known as the ultimate Food Sport smackdown.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 20 Oct. 2025
Six different goal scorers torched Iowa, 6-2, on Friday night at Bojangles Coliseum, a statement of depth that suggests the defending champs are built to repeat.
—Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for champs
Noun
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Toronto now prepares to meet the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series with hopes of stopping back-to-back titles for the reigning champions.—
Tim Crowley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Other notable coaches in the running include Tom Coughlin, who led the New York Giants to two Super Bowl victories, as well as Super Bowl champions Mike Holmgren, George Seifert and Mike Shanahan.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The industry chews people up and spits them (and their dreams) right back out.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Mussolini stomps and swirls around, the camera keeping him and his increasingly frenzied supporters in sight.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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The guy just f****** stomps right on my face.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Aug. 2025
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
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Lina sniffs, stamps her feet in the snow to make her own set of giant prints to frighten this creature.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
8 Oct. 2025
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In the middle of 25th St, a man opens a red stanchion and ushers us toward a guard who stamps invisible ink on our wrists.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Champs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/champs. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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