top dog
noun
: a person, group, or thing in a position of authority especially through victory in a hard-fought competition
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Sunday's games are all about the top dogs, with the Thunder and Cavaliers kicking off their playoff runs.
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
Later, Kae also makes an accurate but rude comment about how his girlfriend loves being top dog, which is important to remember for where this is all heading.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
But the top dogs don’t need to know the raw data or how to analyze it; just how to find some people who can.
—Bill Conerly, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Drake would obviously love at this point to put the entire Kendrick Lamar feud of the past year behind him and resume his status as one of the top dogs in both hip-hop and pop.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 25 Feb. 2025
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
Later, Kae also makes an accurate but rude comment about how his girlfriend loves being top dog, which is important to remember for where this is all heading.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
But the top dogs don’t need to know the raw data or how to analyze it; just how to find some people who can.
—Bill Conerly, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Drake would obviously love at this point to put the entire Kendrick Lamar feud of the past year behind him and resume his status as one of the top dogs in both hip-hop and pop.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Top dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top%20dog. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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