underdog

noun

Definition of underdognext
as in loser

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Recent Examples of underdog The return of Jayden Daniels helps open lanes, but game script could be a problem Monday night with Washington more than a touchdown underdog. — Dalton Del Don, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026 Hochul has succeeded in tying Blakeman closely to Trump, while the GOP underdog has had little choice but to lean heavily on the unpopular president for fundraising and political support. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 13 Oct. 2026 The race to defeat Hyde-Smith is not a must-win for Democrats to retake the Senate and Colom remains an underdog in deep red Mississippi. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2026 But these guys had their own uniquely Irish sense of lyricism, absurdist humor, and underdog spirit. — Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for underdog
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loser
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  • The losers will be SpaceX’s current shareholders that give up almost half their company for puny profits and big promises.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The contract will also usually provide for prevailing-party attorney’s fees, meaning the loser must repay the winner’s attorney’s fees.
    — Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
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“Underdog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underdog. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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