TOP DOGS Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

top dogs

noun

plural of top dog

as in rulers

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rulers

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By automating tasks that once required human discretion, rulers can replace unreliable intermediaries with faithful algorithms that cannot be bribed or manipulated.

— Seva Gunitsky, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2026
Correspondence to the point of conflation appeared in the sixteenth century, when rulers were nostalgic for the assurances of feudalism.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

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