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Recent Examples of underdogMamdani's underdog campaign defeated both the incumbent mayor and a name-brand governor.—Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025 Giant follows the rise of Hamed and his relationship with Irish boxing trainer Brendan Ingle, charting his rags-to-riches underdog tale from his humble beginnings in Sheffield to becoming champion of the world.—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025 In 2007, his Stanford team upset Pete Carroll’s undefeated USC as a 41-point underdog, ending the Trojans’ 35-game homefield winning streak in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025 And yet, somehow, the nearly two-touchdown-underdog Carolina Panthers surprised one of the best teams in the NFL on Sunday, defeating the Green Bay Packers, 16-13 — thanks to great defense and a final drive that was punctuated by a 49-yard kick from rookie Ryan Fitzgerald as time expired.—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for underdog
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loser
Noun
Given both are in the top 10 of the CFP rankings, the winner will be in the driver's seat for the automatic berth while the loser can lose control of their destiny.
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Jordan Mendoza,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
The ability to create and absorb failure has always been a key resource in an industry whose losers historically outnumber its winners.
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