Champion and Finalist

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Champion noun - The person who comes in first in a competition.

Usage example: the champion of the national spelling bee

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Finalist and champion are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Finalist" instead a noun "Champion".

Finalist noun - A contestant who reaches the final stages of a competition.

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Champion and finalist are semantically related. You can use "Champion" instead a noun "Finalist".

Nearby Words: final, finalize, finale, finalise, finality

For example, 1986 TOC finalist Marvin Shinkman's son Ron was a one day champion in 2001, while 2010 TOC finalist Stefan Goodreau competed on Jeopardy!

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The fans were sick of heel champions, and were only going to accept another heel champion if Dean Ambrose, the other finalist, or Reigns himself turned heel; the former because he's wildly popular either way, the latter because a heel turn would refresh his character and make him interesting again.

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In Over the Top, the climactic Las Vegas arm wrestling tournament is a double-elimination tournament, yet when protagonist (and losers' finalist) Lincoln Hawk defeats his arch-rival (and winners' finalist) Bull Hurley in the championship match, he is immediately declared the champion.

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