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as in champ
the person who comes in first in a competition
the champion of the national spelling bee
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as in proponent
a person who actively supports or favors a cause
she's the biggest champion of budget reform in the Congress
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as in to advocate
to promote the interests or cause of
he has always championed the protection of abused animals
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Recent Examples of champion
Doug Ferguson, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025
Auckland City probably does not stand a chance against the German powerhouse and Bundesliga champions.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
Scott Horsley, NPR, 12 June 2025
Lee, who, during the recent campaign, championed a pragmatic approach to diplomacy, hopes Beijing will use its influence as North Korea's longtime benefactor to push that country toward walking back its nuclear weapons program.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
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Noun
Through it all, Spaun emerged as a U.S. Open champion hardly anyone saw coming — not at the start of the year, not at the start of the round.
—Doug Ferguson, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025
Auckland City probably does not stand a chance against the German powerhouse and Bundesliga champions.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
Verb
The bill, which President Trump has strongly championed, passed the House last month and is now being considered by the Senate.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 12 June 2025
Lee, who, during the recent campaign, championed a pragmatic approach to diplomacy, hopes Beijing will use its influence as North Korea's longtime benefactor to push that country toward walking back its nuclear weapons program.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for champion
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Attendees can see LeBron James doing a live taping of his Max talk show The Shop: Uninterrupted or watch boxing champ Canelo Alvarez promote his next undisputed title fight.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
20 June 2025
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The event will kick off with a press conference before the champ gets to work at the fast-food chicken joint, Raising Cane’s spokeswoman Shayna Kobuck said.—
Kari Barnett,
Sun Sentinel,
19 June 2025
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That was the compromise needed to pass the measure, bill proponents said.—
Denise Amos,
Mercury News,
18 June 2025
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The bipartisan bill, which former President Biden signed into law in January, repealed two tax rules that proponents say have unfairly reduced benefits for many Americans who also receive government pensions.—
Aris Folley,
The Hill,
18 June 2025
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Consider buying yours from Flags for Good, which uses minimal packaging during the shipping process and donates a portion of sales to organizations that advocate for LGBTQ+ rights, such as GLAAD and The Trevor Project.—
Elena Valeriote,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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The president said on X the travel ban was being introduced after a terror attack against a pro-Israel group advocating for Hamas to release Israeli hostages in Boulder, Colorado, last weekend, allegedly by an Egyptian man who had overstayed his visa.—
Paul Tilsley,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2025
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The media had hoped to speak with him at the Memorial Tournament, but the 29-time PGA Tour winner unexpectedly skipped the event.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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The three-time Grammy winner was already in Paris for an intimate Spotify Billions Club Live performance, which took place on Wednesday.—
Anna Chan,
Billboard,
20 June 2025
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Lander and Mamdani have cross-endorsed each other, urging their supporters to rank the other second on their ballots.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
20 June 2025
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That announcement came amid growing concerns from some of the president's most vocal supporters, including former Fox News host Tucker Carlson and former Trump senior adviser Steve Bannon.—
Leila Fadel,
NPR,
20 June 2025
Verb
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Like Tom Brady, Shohei Ohtani, Steph Curry, Gisele Bündchen, Naomi Osaka and David Ortiz, O’Neal endorsed FTX, which imploded in 2022 and whose founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, was convicted on fraud, money laundering and conspiracy charges before being sentenced to 25 years in prison last year.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
16 June 2025
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Getty Images Curtain bangs have been the bang style of this era, endorsed by stars like Sabrina Carpenter and Dakota Johnson.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
16 June 2025
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The new platform was designed to be more intuitive and fashion-forward to better support textile industry users in compliance, product development, sourcing and education.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
18 June 2025
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And one way to do that is to pass a budget that continues to support the creation of good-paying union jobs in our hometowns.—
Dan Perry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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Specifically, your function has to be a polynomial—a combination of variables raised to whole-number exponents and multiplied by coefficients.—
Stephen Ornes,
Wired News,
27 Apr. 2025
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Finding Wiggle Room There is no fast, general purpose method for finding the minima of functions raised to high exponents.—
Kevin Hartnett,
Quanta Magazine,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Champion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/champion. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.
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