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Recent Examples of top dog
There's a new top dog with a Best in Show title.
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Kelli Bender, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Their list uses their registration statistics to determine the top dogs, so the list only includes purebred dogs.
—Sarah Scanlan, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
Seminole was previously the top dog in Seminole County with large-class state championships in 2008 and 2020.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2025
However, within that elite group of leaders, Algolia is the top dog.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
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Kelli Bender, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Their list uses their registration statistics to determine the top dogs, so the list only includes purebred dogs.
—Sarah Scanlan, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
Seminole was previously the top dog in Seminole County with large-class state championships in 2008 and 2020.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2025
However, within that elite group of leaders, Algolia is the top dog.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for top dog
Noun
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But the plans sparked a dispute with the Oba of Benin, the traditional ruler, who argued that the items were stolen from his ancestors and should be returned to his family.—
Alexis Akwagyiram,
semafor.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Successive Iranian rulers believed that dams, deep wells, and inter-basin transfers could outsmart geography and climate.—
Nik Kowsar,
Time,
2 Oct. 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 8 Oct. 2025.
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