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Recent Examples of top dog
Harry felt William was the top dog and always received preferential treatment.
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Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
There's a new top dog with a Best in Show title.
—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
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Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
There's a new top dog with a Best in Show title.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for top dog
Noun
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Rainbow Who is the ruler of the demons?—
Kara Nesvig,
Parents,
17 Oct. 2025
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Series on Alexander the Great, the Egyptian ruler, Ramses, and the Vikings have all found new international homes during MIPCOM.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
13 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 22 Oct. 2025.
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