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
  • The division champions would play for the Stanley Cup.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025
  • Trailing 6-1 going into the bottom of the seventh inning, the City Section Open Division champions gave Point Loma a scare, scoring three runs and having the bases loaded with two out until Hunter Weller ended the game with a strikeout in a Division 2 opener.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
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  • Yes, South Florida is a hockey town, home of the champs.
    Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 7 June 2025
  • The champs might need their depth to step up after Jonquel Jones went down with an ankle injury in the matchup against the Washington Mystics.
    Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025

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“Titlist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titlist. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.

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