as in champion
the person who comes in first in a competition the boxing titlist with the most knockouts to his credit

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Recent Examples of titlist Rancho Bernardo—With returning state placer and Division 1 titlist Mary Snider (140) plus Division champ Maisen Vesco (145) leading the way, the Broncos qualified six wrestlers into the Masters meet. Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025 With five individual titlists, led by returning state meet competitor Hannah Gonzalez, the still-young second-year program is already making its mark. Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025 At the helm of the defending Division 1 state titlists, Goldberg has been asked all season if his squad would repeat. Jason Cooke, Boston Herald, 16 Feb. 2025 The Lady Lions also reached the state semifinals in 2016 before losing to eventual titlist Earle. Erick Taylor, arkansasonline.com, 7 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for titlist
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Noun
  • Edwards was the reigning UFC welterweight champion at the time and was looking to make a third defense of that belt against Muhammad.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
  • What should have been an incredibly nerve-racking week for Liverpool and their fans is now simply just people being excited about watching the Premier League’s new champions play again.
    Andy Jones, New York Times, 11 May 2025
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  • And with the champs one loss from extinction, these Knicks aren’t just knocking on history’s door.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 13 May 2025
  • The five-time major champ comes into this tournament as one of the big favorites, having won at Quail Hollow four times during his career.
    Troy Finnegan‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025

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“Titlist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titlist. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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