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Recent Examples of overdog
This team has cast off its familiar underdog mantle and embraced being the overdog.
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Jeré Longman, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2023
It’s always funny when a show about underdogs is … an overdog.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2021
Jeré Longman, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2023
It’s always funny when a show about underdogs is … an overdog.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overdog
Noun
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With your celestial ruler, Mars, entering Libra on Aug. 6, everything from your committed relationships to potential prospects takes center stage.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Was their cause a betrayal, or a principled stand against a ruler whose ambitions threatened to consume their way of life?—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Last season, the Bucks won the NBA Cup by beating the eventual NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder in Las Vegas.—
Eric Nehm,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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The breakfast draws around 1,200 with standing room that includes a live auction of grand champion hams.—
Andy Humbles,
The Tennessean,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Defense has long been the anchor in Vegas, and that group will look very different without its top dog.—
The Athletic NHL Staff,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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Before the new cutest winner is crowned, meet the judges who will help decide 2025's top dog.—
Kelli Bender,
People.com,
30 June 2025
Noun
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Pitt County, the North Carolina region champ, is 2-0; Johnstown, winner of the Mid-Atlantic region, is also 2-0.—
Steve Gorches,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Aug. 2025
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Kenyan champ Ruth Chepng’etich set a world record last year at just under 2 hours 10 minutes, a year after countrymate Kelvin Kiptum did the same thing in the men’s race—at only 35 seconds over two hours in 2023.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Overdog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overdog. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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