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
Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 12 Mar. 2025
Santana, the Division 5 girls champ, was 12-44 the last two seasons.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 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
The days are gone when regular season conference champs upset in tournaments would go there automatically.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 12 Mar. 2025
Santana, the Division 5 girls champ, was 12-44 the last two seasons.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 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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But, after his post-fight social media messages prompted some direct criticism from the new champion, Prochazka now only has eyes for a fight with Ankalaev.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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An alien spaceship has spiked an immensely popular bubblegum with an interdimensional ectoplasm that turns everyone who chews it into zombies, and the only ones who can save humanity are bickering foster brothers Daffy Duck and Porky Pig (both voiced by Eric Bauza).—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2025
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Breaking, chewing, dissolving, cutting, or crushing the capsules can result in numbing of the mouth and throat and a risk of choking.—
Rosanna Sutherby, PharmD,
Verywell Health,
12 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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To obtain the name of the winner of the Sweepstakes, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope by March 31, 2025 to: SHE Media LLC, 475 5th Ave New York, NY.—
Emily Cegielski,
Flow Space,
6 Mar. 2025
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If your child is a sound sleeper, stamp their hand with a shamrock stamp, shamrock stickers, or even a washable shamrock tattoo.—
Amanda Rock,
Parents,
5 Mar. 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 24 Mar. 2025.
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