Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for world-beaters
Noun
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The Panthers are the reigning NFC South champs.—
Mike Kaye
Updated January 13,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Jan. 2026 -
The Eagles were the defending Super Bowl champs.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Paperwork snafu Two-time reigning pairs figure skating national champions Alisa Efimova and husband Misha Mitrofanov qualified for the Winter Olympics in Milan next month, but are ineligible because Efimova isn't an American citizen.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Jan. 2026
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The San Diego Wave will open their 2026 season at home and play the defending National Women’s Soccer League champions on July 4, part of a season schedule released by the club on Thursday.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The old immigrants are likely to remain—in the manner of the occasional Wasp legatee (Wagner, Lindsay) who poked in during the buoyant sixties—more visitors to wars over civic power than victors in them.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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Last year, both of the SAG Awards' supporting category winners (Zoe Saldaña, Kieran Culkin) went on to win at the Oscars, while lead acting victors Demi Moore and Chalamet lost their corresponding Academy Awards categories to Mikey Madison and Adrien Brody, respectively.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The big-market teams are always going to have an advantage and the top superstars are always going to get paid more than the rest of the industry regardless of the system.—
Jim Bowden,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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Parity is about lifting the entire league, not just superstars.—
Nafees Alam,
Boston Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The current titleholders are Chelsea Green and Ethan Page.—
Fernando Quiles Jr,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Nov. 2025
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The reigning titleholders fell 1-0 on Monday, their first defeat of the season.—
David Close,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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A number of winners serve the unhoused.—
Sharon Chin,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Girls individual winners at the Ron Peters tourney included Lake Mary’s Cayden Flories and Zaria Slater.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Eagles were state champions in 2022 and section titlists in 2023 and 2024.—
Steve Brand,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
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