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Word of the Day: Champion (verb)
Yes, the word champion can be used as a verb.
If a person champions something, they support it very enthusiastically.
The mayors of both Hiroshima and Nagasaki are prominent supporters of denuclearization.
Every chance they get, both of these mayors enthusiastically petition and call for denuclearization.
The mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki champion the abolition of nuclear weapons quite loudly.
Flesch-Kincaid Readability Test
This post is likely to be understood by college graduates but may not be easy for many to read.
On the Flesch-Kincaid reading-ease test, this post scores 28.
The easier a passage is to read, the higher the score on a scale of 0 – 100.