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Recent Examples of overdog
But perhaps the biggest antidote to The Studio’s overdog problem is that its fat-cat Apple TV+ profile can easily be spun as good for everybody.
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2025
This team has cast off its familiar underdog mantle and embraced being the overdog.
—Jeré Longman, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2023
Joe Reid, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2025
This team has cast off its familiar underdog mantle and embraced being the overdog.
—Jeré Longman, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overdog
Noun
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The company became a target in the legal fight to pay off creditors who lost oil assets, mining rights, and more when they were expropriated under Venezuela’s former socialist ruler, Hugo Chavez, almost 20 years ago.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
9 Jan. 2026
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Most of the vitriol has been aimed at the UAE, with Emiratis largely exercising restraint — and, unlike the Qatar episode, both are avoiding personal attacks on rulers (or their mothers).—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The puzzle dominator reveals the nickname his rival tribe came up with for him and shares all the original Hina tribe dynamics that did not make it to air.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That’s exactly how the Miami Dolphins performed in Sunday’s 30-13 win against the Buffalo Bills in a contest Miami controlled all game, manhandling the reigning AFC East division champions to prove that the 2025 season isn’t over.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Nov. 2025
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So, what could happen when the champions visit their Etihad Stadium on Sunday?—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Leslie Jones once cracked up everyone at Saturday Night Live, including the top dog of the show.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Nov. 2025
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Mike McLusky may be top dog but power can only be maintained by continuing to instill fear in his enemies.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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If Malinin becomes Olympic champ in Milan, American men will have won back-to-back golds for the first time since Scott Hamilton and Brian Boitano did it in 1984 and 1988.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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The two-time World Series champs make more money than anyone else in the sport, spend among the most, and have built a balanced roster of homegrown talent and free-agent signings.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Overdog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overdog. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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