as in champion
the person who comes in first in a competition
became the youngest titleholder in the sport's history
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This would have made Lava Ridge the largest wind farm in the U.S. by area, beating out the 100,000-acre titleholder in Roscoe, Texas.
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Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
Tomiko was named the oldest living woman and oldest living person in August 2024 after the previous titleholder, 117-year-old Maria Branyas Morera, died.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024
In the evening’s co-main event, UFC women’s strawweight titleholder Zhang Weili faces Tatiana Suarez.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Construction engineer Jack Henry Hendrix, 26, popped the question to the 2023 titleholder, 25, at The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, Florida, on Nov. 30.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
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Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
Tomiko was named the oldest living woman and oldest living person in August 2024 after the previous titleholder, 117-year-old Maria Branyas Morera, died.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024
In the evening’s co-main event, UFC women’s strawweight titleholder Zhang Weili faces Tatiana Suarez.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Construction engineer Jack Henry Hendrix, 26, popped the question to the 2023 titleholder, 25, at The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, Florida, on Nov. 30.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Titleholder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titleholder. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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