championship contender

collocation in English

meaningsofchampionshipandcontender

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championship
noun
uk
/ˈtʃæm.pi.ən.ʃɪp/us
/ˈtʃæm.pi.ən.ʃɪp/
a high-level competition to decide who is the best, especially in ...
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contender
noun[C]
uk
/kənˈten.dər/us
/kənˈten.dɚ/
someone who competes with other people to try to ...
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(Definition ofchampionshipandcontenderfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Despite the moderate success of team during these years, some alumni had grown accustomed to the programs' stature as a perennial nationalchampionshipcontender.
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Shepherd had been a solid, dependable finisher in the top series for most of his career and was a seriouschampionshipcontender.
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Yorkshire remained a strongchampionshipcontenderthrough the 1903 to 1914 seasons and won a further three titles in this period, also finishing as runners-up three times.
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The caution waved for debris on lap 133, and both championship contenders lost positions on pit stops.
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Both drivers quickly established themselves as championship contenders.
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Pic immediately proved rapid, taking pole position for the opening two races and scoring enough points to remain amongst the championship contenders at half-distance.
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A number of his contemporaries believed that his talent could have placed him among the world championship contenders, had his circumstances been different.
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Several other cars were collected in the crash, and five of the championship contenders got through unscathed.
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The rivalry quickly blossomed in intensity and importance, as both squads were perennial championship contenders throughout the 1990s.
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Other teams have won the national championship despite playing presumably weaker schedules than other championship contenders.
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It eliminated leading championship contenders from the race.
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