PLACERS Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

placers

noun

plural of placer

as in champs

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Noun

The Super Bowl champs replaced Kubiak with another one of Shanahan’s disciples.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
Scheming against the defending state champs is already a difficult task for any coach, but the game plan got notably more intense Tuesday.

— McClain Baxley for the AJC, AJC.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of champs

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Gilgeous-Alexander — the reigning NBA MVP — is one of the finalists for this year’s top individual honor, along with Denver’s Nikola Jokic and the Spurs’ Wembanyama, who is also a finalist for defensive player of the year.

— Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Auriemma, Ralph named Coach of the Year finalists UConn coach Geno Auriemma was also named a finalist for Naismith Coach of the Year on Wednesday.

— Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026

Definition of finalists

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Additionally, the fight over yield has galvanized more GOP champions on the side of big banks, and law enforcement groups are pushing back on developer protections.

— Cleve Mesidor, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Should unseeded Wrexham upset the odds to win both games, a semi-final against Danish champions Koge would be next up in another mini-tournament featuring Gintra of Lithuania and Scotland’s Hearts.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Definition of champions

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Barcelona and Manchester City (in both domestic cups) were their elite conquerors in those competitions, though the 7-2 scoreline of the second leg at Camp Nou was embarrassing.

— The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 26 May 2026
Football, too, was brought to colonies by conquerors, only to be embraced by the conquered and remade anew.

— Franklin Leonard, Vanity Fair, 14 May 2026

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