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championship

noun

ˈcham-pē-ən-ˌship

Definition of championship

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the position occupied by the one who comes in first in a competition the Yankees have won the championship many times

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Recent Examples of championship The decade was dominated by Juan Manuel Fangio, F1’s first superstar driver and an Argentine of Italian heritage, who won five championships in his 40s, a feat never seen since. — ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026 Moore said the changes aimed to strengthen the Preakness program after the event was left out of a new six-race championship series. — CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 Winning a championship, then having to move the celebration to a practice court because the NBA needs the floor, would be a terrible look for the WNBA. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026 Carter was the head coach of Grayson’s 2020 Class 7A championship team. — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 28 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for championship

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The New York Yankees become the first team in more than a quarter-century to win three straight World Series titles, beating the New York Mets 4-2.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
As their titles indicate, the two larger works, Le Jour and Le Nuit, are in dialogue with each other.

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 26 Oct. 2026

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