as in champions
the person who comes in first in a competition
became the youngest titleholder in the sport's history
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Noun
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Trying to be the first repeat champions in 25 years is incentive enough, but this is a team that is still championship or bust – especially after such a frustrating regular season.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025 -
In summer, game day looks for tennis champions Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner bumped sales.—
Charlotte Hu,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The reigning Super Bowl champs better hope that’s the dumbest thing that one of their players does this season.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
6 Sep. 2025
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Old reliable for this Dodgers ball club under so much pressure to repeat as World Series champs.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Titleholders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titleholders. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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