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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Recent Examples of titleholders
Other previous titleholders include Guadalajara in Mexico, Tbilisi in Georgia and the capital of Slovenia, Ljubljana.
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Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Apr. 2026
Building a solid clientele across Asia and a handful of placements at high profile events such as the Festival de Cannes or on Miss Universe titleholders saw the brand grow to a team of 70.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 29 Jan. 2026
The titleholders participated in a hands-on experience, including CPR practice and suiting up in firefighter gear.
—Doris Alvarez Cea, Florida Times-Union, 8 Jan. 2026
The current titleholders are Chelsea Green and Ethan Page.
—Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025
The reigning titleholders fell 1-0 on Monday, their first defeat of the season.
—David Close, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Apr. 2026
Building a solid clientele across Asia and a handful of placements at high profile events such as the Festival de Cannes or on Miss Universe titleholders saw the brand grow to a team of 70.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 29 Jan. 2026
The titleholders participated in a hands-on experience, including CPR practice and suiting up in firefighter gear.
—Doris Alvarez Cea, Florida Times-Union, 8 Jan. 2026
The current titleholders are Chelsea Green and Ethan Page.
—Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025
The reigning titleholders fell 1-0 on Monday, their first defeat of the season.
—David Close, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for titleholders
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What matters more to the biggest schools is that their teams have a chance to compete in what remains the best postseason in college sports and that they aren’t iced out by lower conference champions who earn automatic bids.—
Eddie Pells,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Brock led off the seventh with a single but Millikan sophomore Jade Torres stranded the tying run at first base to seal the Rams a 4-3 victory at Fullerton High in a clash of league champions preparing for the CIF-SS playoffs.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
7 May 2026
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The defending champs sold out all 8,700 season-ticket memberships for the 2026 season with a 92% renewal rate from the previous season, becoming the first team in league history to sell out season ticket allotments for three consecutive years, the person said.—
Michael Ozanian,
CNBC,
4 May 2026
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The defending champs were the favorites to win the NBA title entering the postseason and did nothing to change that.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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“Titleholders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titleholders. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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