champion
noun
a person who has defeated all opponents in a competition or series of competitions, so as to hold first place.
championed
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past participleof champion.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof champion.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
championnouna person who has defeated all opponents in a competition or series of competitions, so as to hold first place.
Example Sentences
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"They were seen as outsiders and their music wasn't really as well championed as other artists."
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
She championed new music and not just the stellar locals, Stravinsky and Schoenberg, but also the avant-garde and world music no one else gave the time of day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Reviews of the game have championed its atmosphere, with IGN's Tristan Ogilvie calling it "oppressively ominous".
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
In doing so, Dans has championed one shipbuilder in particular — Damen Shipyards, a Dutch company with which he had a business relationship.
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026
That issue, of course, was slavery, which was clearly incompatible with the principles of the American Revolution, no matter what version one championed.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
