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Recent Examples of underdog
Director David Anspaugh, whose resume includes small-town basketball tale Hoosiers and against-all-odds college football biopic Rudy, sticks rigidly to his sporting underdog formula, only skimming the surface of the David-versus-Goliath encounter.
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Jon O'Brien,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
Berwick did pause for a moment before settling on Jalen Brunson, the New York Knicks guard who helped lead his team to a big underdog victory in the NBA Finals earlier this month.
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Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
25 June 2026
But America also loves an underdog.
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Ben Church,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
Cape Verde and Curaçao have both made history at the tournament and there will be further underdog stories written before the final in New Jersey on July 19.
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Graham Ruthven,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
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Jon O'Brien,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
Berwick did pause for a moment before settling on Jalen Brunson, the New York Knicks guard who helped lead his team to a big underdog victory in the NBA Finals earlier this month.
—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
25 June 2026
But America also loves an underdog.
—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
Cape Verde and Curaçao have both made history at the tournament and there will be further underdog stories written before the final in New Jersey on July 19.
—
Graham Ruthven,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underdog
loser
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There, by definition, each match has to have a winner and a loser, so any match that ends in a draw proceeds to two 15-minute periods of overtime, and, if that fails to untie the score, a penalty kick shootout.
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The loser of Saturday’s match in Kansas City will finish third in this group.
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“Underdog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underdog. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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