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Recent Examples of top dog
White sharks have been the top dog.
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Michael H Gavshon, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
Vance’s top dog status could spur rivals in both parties to portray him as the face of an unpopular war that voters blame for rising inflation and the all-important price of gas at the pump.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
That upswing began with their first just down the road, when Vanderbilt was the 16-1 top dog that Florida dropped 98 on.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
As various subplots chugged along toward their combustion point, top dog Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy) and his aggrieved nephew Michael (Finn Cole) had their final stand-off.
—Miriam Balanescu, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2026
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Michael H Gavshon, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
Vance’s top dog status could spur rivals in both parties to portray him as the face of an unpopular war that voters blame for rising inflation and the all-important price of gas at the pump.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
That upswing began with their first just down the road, when Vanderbilt was the 16-1 top dog that Florida dropped 98 on.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
As various subplots chugged along toward their combustion point, top dog Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy) and his aggrieved nephew Michael (Finn Cole) had their final stand-off.
—Miriam Balanescu, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for top dog
Noun
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He’s been known in the United States for centuries as the English ruler who lost the American colonies.—
Laurie Kellman,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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He's been known in the United States for centuries as the English ruler who lost the American colonies.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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The 29-year-old Ontario native had yet to taste the third round in nine seasons with Toronto, but has been a dominator for Vegas.—
Jesse Granger,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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After taming Nikola Jokic in Round 1, Wembanyama is next in line for Minnesota’s defensive dominator.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
3 May 2026
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Its breakout star is Parker Schnabel, a thirty-one-year-old who runs a placer mine in the Yukon that brought in fifty-one million dollars last year.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Bluntly put, although top favorites Renegade and Commandment, respectively, won the Arkansas and Florida derbies (Grade 1 preps nominally valued higher than the Blue Grass in producing Derby placers), neither Commandment nor Renegade posted speed numbers like those of Further Ado.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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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 4 Jun. 2026.
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