as in champion
the person who comes in first in a competition
the wrestling champ
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as in to chew
to crush or grind with the teeth
kept champing a cigar as he barked out orders
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Recent Examples of champ
Buddy Collings, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025
With its 27th ruler, the band remains the all-time champ on the survey.
—Pamela Bustios, Billboard, 24 Feb. 2025
Buddy Collings, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025
The two-day fundraiser will include the second annual pickleball challenge co-hosted by four-time Grand Slam winner Osaka and seven-time ATP champ Kyrgios.
—Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Reigning girls state champ Seminole (8-1) is one of the entries, as is 2024 boys champ Miami Gulliver.
Games will be played Thursday and Friday after school and all day Saturday.
—Buddy Collings, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025
With its 27th ruler, the band remains the all-time champ on the survey.
—Pamela Bustios, Billboard, 24 Feb. 2025
Verb
Reigning girls state champ Seminole (8-1) is one of the entries, as is 2024 boys champ Miami Gulliver.
Games will be played Thursday and Friday after school and all day Saturday.
—Buddy Collings, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025
The two-day fundraiser will include the second annual pickleball challenge co-hosted by four-time Grand Slam winner Osaka and seven-time ATP champ Kyrgios.
—Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Feb. 2025
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Sir Mohammed — whose father, Nazr, is an NBA champion and now the general manager of the Oklahoma City Thunder’s G League affiliate — totaled four points on 2 of 3 shots and grabbed a rebound in Notre Dame’s victory.—
Shane Connuck,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Mar. 2025
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And the conference champion, of course, will get an automatic bid to the big bracket, with no sweating on Sunday.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Mar. 2025
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Young dogs and puppies are especially notorious for their curiosity and tendency to chew on anything in sight.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
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Help your gut out by chewing your food properly, especially raw vegetables, which take a bit more effort for our bodies to digest.—
Georgia Day,
Vogue,
3 Mar. 2025
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Don’t be surprised if a herd of wild horses stomps their way through your campsite.—
Wendy Altschuler,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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But to have her kind of stomping through the hallways again?—
Josh Wigler,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Feb. 2025
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This time last year, Lincoln men’s basketball stamped its first CIAA Tournament championship in program history.—
Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Feb. 2025
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The blood clinic where Gemma and Mark meet, as well as the fertility clinic the two use are both stamped with the Lumon logo, which might explain how Gemma got roped into being severed.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Take Fido along for a day of tramping in the Bay Area hills.—
Kate Bradshaw,
The Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2025
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Image Air raid alerts have regularly interrupted lessons for those attending school, sending children tramping through hallways to basements, often for hours.—
Maria Varenikova,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Champ.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/champ. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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