Thesaurus / champion
FEEDBACKHow to use champion in a sentence
You’re still picking one of three starter Pokémon, battling your rivals, catching Pokémon to create teams of six, taking on eight challenges, battling four elite trainers, defeating a villainous organization and becoming the champion.
‘POKÉMON LEGENDS ARCEUS’ IS THE GAME MAINLINE POKÉMON FANS HAVE BEEN BEGGING FORJHAAN ELKERFEBRUARY 26, 2021WASHINGTON POSTFive-time world champion Simone Biles, the sport’s biggest name, is not competing.
FOR COMPETITION-STARVED U.S. GYMNASTS, WINTER CUP WILL MEASURE OLYMPIC READINESSLIZ CLARKEFEBRUARY 26, 2021WASHINGTON POSTSilver had been speaking as part of an HBO feature on Ujiri, who rose from youth coach in Nigeria to the architect of an NBA champion.
ADAM SILVER SAYS HE REGRETS COMMENTS ABOUT FINALS INCIDENT INVOLVING RAPTORS’ MASAI UJIRIDES BIELERFEBRUARY 26, 2021WASHINGTON POSTThe lawsuit from the two-time Olympic champion challenges restrictions on testosterone levels in female athletes that prevents certain women from participating in international sports competitions.
OLYMPIC CHAMPION CASTER SEMENYA IS TAKING HER FIGHT TO COMPETE TO THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTSSUYIN HAYNESFEBRUARY 25, 2021TIMEI wasn’t prepared for the grooming, gaslighting, and manipulation that I experienced at the hands of Eric Schneiderman, and part of what drew me to him was that he was a champion of women.
WHAT IT'S LIKE TO ACCUSE A #METOO HERO OF ABUSEELIANA DOCKTERMANFEBRUARY 24, 2021TIMEFor six seasons with the Carolina Panthers — with Rivera as head coach, Beane as assistant GM and McDermott as defensive coordinator — they helped turn a team with the NFL’s worst record into a three-time division winner and conference champion.
FOR YEAR 1 OF WASHINGTON’S REBUILD, RON RIVERA LEANED ON PAST EXPERIENCES AND ADVICE FROM THE BILLSNICKI JHABVALAFEBRUARY 18, 2021WASHINGTON POSTThere’s not enough time left in Williams’s career for Osaka to go down as one of her fiercest rivals, but she figures to be the last dominant champion in her path.
AS SERENA WILLIAMS NEARS THE END, HER GREATNESS PLAYS ON IN NAOMI OSAKAJERRY BREWERFEBRUARY 18, 2021WASHINGTON POSTLast year, the championship game was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, so the Warhawks were named co-champions with Edison.
MADISON COMES THROUGH IN THE CLUTCH TO REACH VIRGINIA CLASS 6 GIRLS’ BASKETBALL FINALKYLE MELNICKFEBRUARY 18, 2021WASHINGTON POSTThe Red Sox won the World Series, but there would be no victory parade or public celebration of the champions.
THIS YEAR'S WORLD SERIES ISN'T THE FIRST PLAYED DURING A PANDEMIC. HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED TO BASEBALL IN 1918MELISSA AUGUSTOCTOBER 23, 2020TIMEWe’re supportive of the George Floyd Justice and Policing Act that was passed by the House in June, that includes many of the measures that we have been championing for a number of years.
SHERRILYN IFILL, PRESIDENT OF THE NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND, ON THE BATTLE OVER RBG’S SEAT AND MAKING EVERY VOTE COUNTEBEN SHAPIROSEPTEMBER 27, 2020TIMEWORDS RELATED TO CHAMPION
- abetted
- accepted
- advocated
- aided
- applauded
- approbated
- backed
- bore with
- championed
- commended
- condoned
- confirmed
- coped
- encouraged
- endorsed
- favored
- gave green light
- gave stamp of approval
- gave the nod
- got behind
- grinned and bore it
- handled
- held with
- helped
- invited
- lived with
- nod at
- okayed
- put John Hancock on
- put up with
- sanctioned
- sat still for
- signed off on
- smiled on
- stomach something
- stood for
- swallowed
- thumbed up
- upheld
- went along with
- went for
- advocate
- aid
- apologize for
- argue
- assert
- back
- back up
- bear one out
- befriend
- champion
- come to defense of
- cover for
- endorse
- espouse
- exculpate
- exonerate
- explain
- go to bat for
- guarantee
- justify
- maintain
- plead
- prove a case
- put in a good word
- rationalize
- recommend
- ride shotgun for
- say in defense
- second
- speak up for
- stand by
- stand up for
- stick up for
- stonewall
- support
- sustain
- thump for
- uphold
- vindicate
- warrant
- accredit
- advocate
- affirm
- approve
- attest
- authenticate
- back
- back up
- bless
- boost
- certify
- champion
- commend
- confirm
- countenance
- defend
- favor
- give a boost to
- give green light
- give one's word
- give the go-ahead
- give the nod
- go along with
- go to bat for
- go with
- guarantee
- lend one's name to
- okay
- praise
- push
- ratify
- recommend
- rubber-stamp
- sanction
- second
- stand behind
- stand up for
- stump for
- subscribe to
- sustain
- underwrite
- uphold
- vouch for
- warrant
- witness
- accredits
- advocates
- affirms
- approves
- attests
- authenticates
- back up
- backs
- blesses
- boosts
- certifies
- champions
- commends
- confirms
- countenances
- defends
- favors
- gives a boost to
- gives green light
- gives one's word
- gives the go-ahead
- gives the nod
- goes along with
- goes to bats for
- goes with
- guarantees
- lends one's name to
- o.k.'s
- praises
- pushes
- ratifies
- recommends
- rubber-stamps
- sanctions
- seconds
- stands behind
- stands up for
- stump for
- subscribes to
- sustains
- underwrites
- upholds
- vouch for
- warrants
- witnesses
- A-1
- accomplished
- admirable
- attractive
- capital
- certified
- champion
- choice
- choicest
- desirable
- distinctive
- distinguished
- estimable
- exceptional
- exemplary
- exquisite
- fine
- finest
- first
- first-class
- first-rate
- good
- great
- high
- hotdog
- incomparable
- invaluable
- magnificent
- meritorious
- notable
- noted
- outstanding
- peerless
- piked
- premium
- priceless
- prime
- select
- skillful
- sterling
- striking
- superb
- superlative
- supreme
- tiptop
- top-notch
- transcendent
- world-class
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.