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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Examples Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of championship The College Football Playoff could not have dreamed up a better, bigger championship game for its first go at a 12-team playoff than Ohio State vs. Notre Dame a week from Monday in Atlanta. . Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 12 Jan. 2025 Credit them with winning 10 games although losing three of their last four and blowing a chance to win the ACC championship and get into the playoff put a huge damper on the season. Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2025 That’s just in time for spring ball when a new era officially arrives for a program that put years of mediocrity and misery to bed by winning Big Sky Conference championships in 2019, 2021 and 2022 under coach Troy Taylor, now at Stanford. Joe Davidson, Sacramento Bee, 11 Jan. 2025 Felix Mantilla won a world championship with the 1957 Milwaukee Braves, appeared in his only All-Star Game nearly a decade later, and played every position other than pitcher and catcher. Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for championship 

Thesaurus Entries Near championship

Cite this Entry

“Championship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/championship. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on championship

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!