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champions

NOUN

defeater in competition; preeminent supporter

Synonyms

STRONGEST

challenger champ defender hero medalist number one winner

STRONG

advocate ally backer conqueror endorser exponent expounder guardian heroine nonpareil paladin partisan patron proponent protector supporter sympathizer upholder vanquisher victor vindicator warrior

WEAK

numero uno the greatest titleholder top dog

Antonyms

STRONG

antagonist enemy loser opponent opposition

VERB

advocate, support

Synonyms

STRONGEST

defend espouse fight for promote uphold

STRONG

back battle contend patronize support

WEAK

go to bat for plead for put in a good word for ride shotgun for side with stand behind stand up for thump for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

forsake

STRONG

oppose

WEAK

be against

Example Sentences

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Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 8, Oaks Christian 5: The Mission League champions advanced behind freshman pitcher Ainsley Jenkins, who came in and provided three innings of three-hit relief pitching.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

John Dickerson: What we’ve been discussing somewhat, is the ways in which people become illiberal, even though they think they’re champions of liberalism.

From Slate • May 16, 2026

The club have progressed in each of Farke's seasons with the club, reaching the 2023-24 play-off final in their first campaign in the Championship after Premier League relegation, then winning promotion as champions last year.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Not since Sir Alex Ferguson's Aberdeen in 1984-85 has a team other than one of the Old Firm been crowned Scottish champions.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

They hadn’t just beaten another crew on the estuary; they’d beaten Cal’s varsity, the defending national champions.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown