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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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Not surprisingly, the two-time defending World Series champions dominated a Loyola Marymount poll that asked residents to identify their favorite pro team among the 12 in the local media market.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Liverpool may have "won" the transfer window, as many in the game widely felt at the time, but they ended up finishing 25 points behind champions Arsenal, in a disappointing fifth place.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Pletcher knows the route well: Three of his Belmont champions did it, and the fourth, the filly Rags to Riches, was idle from the Kentucky Oaks until the Belmont.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Barely a decade after being crowned soccer world champions, England was about to miss out on qualifying for its second straight World Cup finals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Her team led the league by 4½ games, but their opponents were the defending champions and still had a chance to take the pennant.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord