championed

verb

past tense of champion
as in advocated
to promote the interests or cause of he has always championed the protection of abused animals

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Recent Examples of championed The drama centers on Mohini, a gifted Kathak dancer whose life shifts after losing her father, the person who championed her most. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 July 2026 As residents struggled to handle the extreme heat, worsened by climate change, so did climate infrastructure championed to combat it. — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026 Through his music, Guthrie protested inequality and championed social justice, helping define the role of folk music as a vehicle for change. — Steve Appleford, Rolling Stone, 4 July 2026 Hamilton championed the bank as a necessary component for building a prosperous America with a stable financial system. — Owen Lamont, Fortune, 2 July 2026 This year, as the country celebrates the document that Adams and Jefferson helped create, American providentialism is still being championed in the highest reaches of government. — Jim Rasenberger, The Atlantic, 4 July 2026 Terrazas de los Andes, established by Moët-Hennessy, has long championed cultivating Malbec at extreme elevations for enhanced freshness and precision. — Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 Madonna, who championed the underwear as outerwear trend in the 1990s, also came under fire after wearing a Dolce & Gabbana corseted top and ruffled satin bloomers for a surprise concert in Times Square earlier this month. — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 29 June 2026 The First Bank of the United States reopened July 1, bringing visitors back inside the financial institution first championed by Alexander Hamilton. — Regan Stephens, New York Times, 2 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for championed
  1. advocated
  2. endorsed
  3. supported
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  • Complicating matters, a number of people have advocated for something called hormesis, in which small doses of radiation purportedly promote the cellular repair of damage from other sources.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 6 July 2026
  • Shannon Camacho, an activist with the nonprofit Inclusive Actions, which has advocated on behalf of street vendors, said violence against street-level food workers is underreported.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of advocated
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  • Still, the success of three left-wing candidates endorsed by Mamdani in New York’s congressional primary has reinvigorated Republican midterm messaging around socialism.
    — James A. Downs, The Washington Examiner, 1 July 2026
  • In a joint opinion piece published in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette in late May, the two officials endorsed pausing the development of new data centers in Little Rock.
    — Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 1 July 2026
Definition of endorsed
Verb
  • For more than 30 years, Alpert Jewish Family Service has supported Holocaust survivors through its Holocaust Survivor Assistance Program.
    — Eva Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2026
  • Over the years, Kelce and Swift have supported one another at concerts and football games, with the hitmaker even being present when her beau won a Super Bowl ring in February 2024.
    — Michael Nied, InStyle, 4 July 2026
Definition of supported

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