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
Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 24 Feb. 2026
State champs Justus Heeg and Tommy Banas of Providence shared the moment with their brothers.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
Canada also won the last Olympic tournament to feature best-on-best hockey, in 2014 in Sochi, and—thanks to that McDavid heartbreaker—are the defending 4 Nations Face-Off champs.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 21 Feb. 2026
Then Finland, the reigning Olympic champs, mounted a late comeback to topple Switzerland 3-2 in overtime.
—The Sports Desk, NBC news, 18 Feb. 2026
Find out where the champs are now strutting their stuff.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Feb. 2026
The Bobcats then lost a heartbreaker to Boston College to end their hopes of repeating as champs.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2026
The Gaels, two-time defending regular-season champs, stayed in the mix with a 72-61 win at Pacific, improving to 12-2 in the WCC, 23-4 overall.
—Jeff Faraudo, Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2026
Seahawks prevail in not-so-Super Bowl Bad Bunny may have sucked up the headlines, but Super Bowl 60 is in the books, and the Seattle Seahawks are world champs after rolling over the New England Patriots 29-13.
—Robert Abitbol, USA Today, 14 Feb. 2026
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An Eagle Scout, trustworthy and loyal to the last, helped set the tone for the defending AFC West champs.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 24 Feb. 2026
State champs Justus Heeg and Tommy Banas of Providence shared the moment with their brothers.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
Canada also won the last Olympic tournament to feature best-on-best hockey, in 2014 in Sochi, and—thanks to that McDavid heartbreaker—are the defending 4 Nations Face-Off champs.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 21 Feb. 2026
Then Finland, the reigning Olympic champs, mounted a late comeback to topple Switzerland 3-2 in overtime.
—The Sports Desk, NBC news, 18 Feb. 2026
Find out where the champs are now strutting their stuff.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Feb. 2026
The Bobcats then lost a heartbreaker to Boston College to end their hopes of repeating as champs.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2026
The Gaels, two-time defending regular-season champs, stayed in the mix with a 72-61 win at Pacific, improving to 12-2 in the WCC, 23-4 overall.
—Jeff Faraudo, Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2026
Seahawks prevail in not-so-Super Bowl Bad Bunny may have sucked up the headlines, but Super Bowl 60 is in the books, and the Seattle Seahawks are world champs after rolling over the New England Patriots 29-13.
—Robert Abitbol, USA Today, 14 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for champs
Noun
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Meyer’s champions call him a bulldog.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Entering the season, the back-to-back World Series champions have a deep starting rotation, even accounting for a possible six-man rotation, which manager Dave Roberts hinted at during the offseason as a way to give starters extra rest over a long season.—
Anthony Solorzano,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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As the pooch chews on the glove, the battery is suddenly damaged and begins to smoke.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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The insect chews through the layer, and eventually the damage is akin to putting a permanent tourniquet on the tree.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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As skyscrapers towered over them, their cheers, chants and stomps wove through downtown Dallas.—
Jessica Ma,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Idris the Valentine’s cow stomps in the footsteps of Squishmallows’ viral strawberry cow and the subsequent bestselling blueberry cow.—
Jacquelyn Smith,
Parents,
30 Jan. 2026
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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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Instead of carrying the chip’s features as a pattern of light, this machine literally stamps them onto the silicon.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Dec. 2025
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Arriaga’s version simultaneously pays graceful homage to Fender’s original, while, like the rest of the songs on the album, Arriaga stamps every lyric and message with his unique artistry and warm, welcoming vocal tone.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Champs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/champs. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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