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The team’s top dog, Jalen Brunson, began the play on the opposite side of the court, ready to cut through the paint and receive a pass, which could lead to a quick shot.
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Fred Katz,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
Viewers would see the new Tory top dog as a successor to the heroic age of plucky British polar exploration.
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Fintan O’Toole,
The New York Review of Books,
9 June 2026
But after cleaning house in the Windy City and establishing himself as the top dog of the criminal underworld, with a growing family to boot, will the allure of his past be enough to send him packing?
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Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
4 June 2026
In the second annual Oscar Mayer Wienermobile race, the New York Dog stuck it to the fan favorite Corn Dog to come out top dog.
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Cindi Andrews,
IndyStar,
25 May 2026
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Fred Katz,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
Viewers would see the new Tory top dog as a successor to the heroic age of plucky British polar exploration.
—
Fintan O’Toole,
The New York Review of Books,
9 June 2026
But after cleaning house in the Windy City and establishing himself as the top dog of the criminal underworld, with a growing family to boot, will the allure of his past be enough to send him packing?
—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
4 June 2026
In the second annual Oscar Mayer Wienermobile race, the New York Dog stuck it to the fan favorite Corn Dog to come out top dog.
—
Cindi Andrews,
IndyStar,
25 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for top dog
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Mnangagwa has been in power since 2017, when the military backed the ouster of his mentor and Zimbabwe's longtime ruler, Robert Mugabe, who died in 2019.
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Democracies are composed of citizens with free will, not subjects cowering at the feet of rulers.
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When Chrome launched in 2008, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer was the industry dominator, with roughly 60% of global browser usage thanks to being the default on Windows computers.
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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.
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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.
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Joining perennial top-placer Jane in the top two this week is … Kenya Pleaser?
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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.
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This team has cast off its familiar underdog mantle and embraced being the overdog.
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“Top dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/top%20dog. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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