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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
Greg Riddle, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
After retaining his parallel giant slalom crown in Livigno on Sunday, the 40-year-old celebrated by ripping off his top, baring his chest to the frenzied crowd, before flexing his muscles and dropping facedown on the snow.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
She was also crowned the league MVP and Best Shooter in 2024-25.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026
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Noun
The first major hurdle on that journey was capturing the District 12 crown, 55-46, over Life Waxahachie (26-6, 8-2) on Tuesday night.
—Greg Riddle, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
After retaining his parallel giant slalom crown in Livigno on Sunday, the 40-year-old celebrated by ripping off his top, baring his chest to the frenzied crowd, before flexing his muscles and dropping facedown on the snow.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
Verb
The team with the higher score in the final round is crowned champion.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
She was also crowned the league MVP and Best Shooter in 2024-25.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crown
Noun
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That year, pop’s reigning queen starred in a Versace campaign sporting a diadem fit for a princess.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
25 Jan. 2026
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The diadem was inherited by King George IV’s sister-in-law, Queen Adelaide, and has since been passed down to every queen regnant and consort.—
Ariana Quihuiz,
PEOPLE,
25 Jan. 2026
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Savolainen played a huge role in Finland’s historic run in the 2019 hockey women’s world championship, in which the country made it to the final against the United States who, along with Canada, had previously dominated the competition and its gold medal matches.—
Hannah Ryan,
CNN Money,
14 Feb. 2026
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Fortson championed the growth of girls wrestling, which included coaching one of his own, Destiny Miles, to individual state championships in 2019 and 2020.—
Rick Kretzschmar,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Olympians – athletes at the top of their sport and in prime health – are idolized and often viewed as superhuman.—
Emily Hemendinger,
The Conversation,
13 Feb. 2026
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Following the rally, Larson and Jeffries left for a fundraising dinner at The Foundry restaurant at the top of the Hartford Steam Boiler building, a frequent location for fundraisers when then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi came to town.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Yet few in Thailand’s volatile political arena are ever entirely finished.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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If none of these private stations pans out, the only LEO outpost left when the ISS crashes back to Earth will likely be Tiangong, the three-module station that China finished building in late 2022.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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This past July, she was seen wearing the coronet again during a State Banquet where France chose to attend for the first time in 17 years.—
Elle Meier,
InStyle,
29 Dec. 2025
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The petite piece is designed to mimic the heraldic badge of the Prince of Wales, with its trio of ostrich feathers encircled by a coronet, accented by tiny rubies and emeralds and all surrounded by an impressive cluster of diamonds.—
Clara Strunck,
Glamour,
3 Dec. 2025
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All the athletes crave The Claw trophy, the pinnacle of success.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
17 Feb. 2026
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And it’s all housed inside a glamorous 120-year-old building sat beneath the towering Alps in northern Italy, long a retreat for aristocrats and dignitaries alike—and now, of course, folks devoted to that seemingly elusive goal of reaching the pinnacle of health.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
16 Feb. 2026
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The numbers represent subs launched but not necessarily completed and added to the active-duty fleet, where the US still maintains a large advantage.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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The survey, which takes about one to two minutes to complete, invites parents and primary caregivers to share their experiences with child care, pediatric and mental health access, cost of living, long commutes and other everyday challenges.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Feb. 2026
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The coronal loops that the scientists were able to identify measured an average of 30 miles wide, with some as as thin as 13 miles—making these the smallest coronal loops ever observed.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Aug. 2025
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The dramatic coronal headpiece was meant to evoke the Virgin Mary.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
8 May 2018
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“Crown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crown. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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