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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David K. Li, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2024
The Super Bowl champs overcame rainy conditions, an injury scare to their MVP quarterback and a feisty Buccaneers team to take a 30-24 overtime win and improve to a perfect 8-0 on the season.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic, 24 Mar. 2021
Will any lessons from these countries be learned in the West, where countries are several weeks behind in their outbreaks, but many governments are already champing at the bit to relax lockdowns, despite sky-high infection rates?
—James Griffiths, CNN, 11 May 2020
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Those catches and yards on Sunday — in the building where Kansas City repeated as Super Bowl champs back in February — were single-game season highs for Kelce.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2024
The Super Bowl champs overcame rainy conditions, an injury scare to their MVP quarterback and a feisty Buccaneers team to take a 30-24 overtime win and improve to a perfect 8-0 on the season.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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Others would champ at the bit to join him.
—Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic, 24 Mar. 2021
Will any lessons from these countries be learned in the West, where countries are several weeks behind in their outbreaks, but many governments are already champing at the bit to relax lockdowns, despite sky-high infection rates?
—James Griffiths, CNN, 11 May 2020
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The reigning Super Bowl champions entered the short week looking to tighten up after facing criticism for their offensive line play and string of one-score games.Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 30 Nov. 2024
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The defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs welcome the Raiders to Arrowhead Stadium for the NFL's first-ever Black Friday game, looking to strengthen their grip on the division lead.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
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The organization also recommends that the inside of their enclosure be lined with absorbent bedding, as hamsters tend to chew on things to keep their teeth from overgrowing.Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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After an overly serious first season, Legends of Tomorrow began a stunning pivot to tongue-in-cheek sci-fi romp that chewed through gags, ideas, and cast members with reckless abandon to become the Arrowverse’s greatest success, and a show that felt distinctly its own.Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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To all this, the alleged purists will stomp their feet about cronyism and other negatives.John Tamny, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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And not just on Friday nights, though, as this Main Street neighborhood continues its steady march toward bar crawl mecca, the food scene has stomped right along with it.Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
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That photo is stamped at 12:53 a.m. on March 30, 2024.Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
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Get your bingo card stamped at each location to win prizes.Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 25 Oct. 2024
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The three of us tramped through stands of alder and shafts of sunlight.Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
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At MacDowell, the group tramped along a forested path to Wilder’s stone cabin.Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Champ.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/champ. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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