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as in championship
the position occupied by the one who comes in first in a competition
his lifelong dream of someday winning the heavyweight boxing crown
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as in top
the highest part or point
covered in mud from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head
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Recent Examples of crown
Carey Baraka, The Dial, 26 June 2025
Creature Crowns specializes in custom crowns and restorations for animals, both domestic and wild.
—Peter Passi, Twin Cities, 25 June 2025
Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
This year, Copenhagen was crowned as the most liveable city in the world, getting a perfect score of 100 for three of these five categories: stability, education and infrastructure.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
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Noun
The Spanish crown then imposed its language on the subjects, wiping out or nearly wiping out other languages in the process.
—Carey Baraka, The Dial, 26 June 2025
Creature Crowns specializes in custom crowns and restorations for animals, both domestic and wild.
—Peter Passi, Twin Cities, 25 June 2025
Verb
Wallace, who hails from Darien, Georgia, was crowned as the winner after a three-day, five-part competition showcasing the best in class cocktail craftsmanship.
—Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
This year, Copenhagen was crowned as the most liveable city in the world, getting a perfect score of 100 for three of these five categories: stability, education and infrastructure.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crown
Noun
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And there’s a tradition of the men writing their net worths on their chests and then getting crowned with a diadem, a captain’s hat, and a sailor cap based on their rankings.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
31 May 2025
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There seems to always be another automotive diadem out there, waiting to impart regality to any collection, and it’s often badged with the iconic Prancing Horse.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Racial tensions, conflict and ultimately the state championship.—
Neil Senturia,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 June 2025
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Though the team graduated just three members from its national championship squad, there’s a leadership vacuum left without superstar Paige Bueckers and starting point guard Kaitlyn Chen.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
30 June 2025
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Sitting at the top are Manchester City, the only club to exceed $50m so far.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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Yet many men, in pursuit of growth and achievement, entirely sacrifice their hobbies, passions, and relationships, only to arrive at the top with fractured lives.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
Verb
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Once the underground construction is finished, the Huayanli complex will be carefully returned to its original spot, fully restored and preserved, now sitting atop a modern underground facility.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
29 June 2025
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Pelinka also engineered the splendid undrafted free agent signing that was Austin Reaves, which led to the Lakers finishing this season as the third seed in the West.—
Bill Plaschke,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2025
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The brand’s distinctive green banners bearing its yellow coronet logo dominated seemingly every inch of the circuit.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
12 May 2025
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Both of these models featured a fold-over clasp with a large Rolex coronet.—
Allen Farmelo,
Robb Report,
11 Sep. 2024
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As far back as a decade ago, when Villeneuve was on the promotion trail for Sicario, the Canadian said that action is art — and Bond is the very pinnacle of the genre.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
26 June 2025
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Todd Golden’s Gators reached their sport’s pinnacle with their 65-63 win in the national title game on April 7 against Houston.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 June 2025
Verb
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The Marlins completed their first 6-0 road trip in franchise history, beginning with a three-game sweep in San Francisco.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2025
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Most of the beachfront riprap repairs have been completed, Beil said, and a construction contract for the catchment wall to be built on the landward side of the tracks has been awarded to Condon-Johnson and Associates.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 June 2025
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In 2022, Rotterdam’s historic De Hef bridge was temporarily dismantled to accommodate the yacht Before Bezos set sail on Koru, a historic bridge in the Netherlands needed to be temporarily altered to accommodate the yacht's height.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
24 June 2025
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The issue is that BMI measures health risk by calculating height and weight.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
24 June 2025
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“Crown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crown. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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