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Recent Examples of top dog
There has not been a moment since the St. Vincent-St. Mary days that LeBron James has not been top dog on his team, including when alongside Dwyane Wade with the Heat.
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2025
Sporting’s guest for that 7:30 p.m. match is the top dog in the Western Conference, expansion side San Diego FC.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2025
After dropping Ladies doubles to start, first place Las Vegas roared back behind top dog Tellez to win 3-1 over DC.
Day 2 Observations
Bay Area came back from 0-2, sweeping mixed and then cruising in the DreamBreaker 21-13 for the big upset.
—Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Spotting strategic value During most of the 20th century, the U.S. was top dog in the rare earths industry, which was then-concentrated around the Mountain Pass mine in California.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 17 July 2025
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2025
Sporting’s guest for that 7:30 p.m. match is the top dog in the Western Conference, expansion side San Diego FC.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2025
After dropping Ladies doubles to start, first place Las Vegas roared back behind top dog Tellez to win 3-1 over DC.
Day 2 Observations
Bay Area came back from 0-2, sweeping mixed and then cruising in the DreamBreaker 21-13 for the big upset.
—Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Spotting strategic value During most of the 20th century, the U.S. was top dog in the rare earths industry, which was then-concentrated around the Mountain Pass mine in California.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 17 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for top dog
Noun
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Writers and rulers across Europe and the Americas have looked back to Virgil’s epic as a model for their own founding myths, in the construction of new nations, new colonies, new empires.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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These include American Tanto, sheepfoot, serrated and saw blade options, as well as unconventional choices like a comb and can opener/ruler/wrench/seatbelt cutter single-piece multitool.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Sentinel Standouts Nikolas Blake, Hagerty, Jr. Buzz: Class 3A third placer in 150-pound weight class.—
Steve Gorches,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 June 2025
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The company acquired 102 federal mining claims in the Lisbon Valley of Utah in November 2021 and expanded its holdings to 743 placer claims over 14,320 acres by July 2023.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
30 Aug. 2025
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This team has cast off its familiar underdog mantle and embraced being the overdog.—
Jeré Longman,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2023
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“Top dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/top%20dog. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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