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Recent Examples of underdog
Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the team chaplain for the Loyola University Chicago basketball team who became a national celebrity during the school's 2018 underdog March Madness run, has died at 106.
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ABC News, 10 Oct. 2025
Oregon hosts Indiana in a top-10 showdown, Ohio State goes on the road against a top-20 team in Illinois, and Michigan is an underdog crossing three time zones to play at USC.
—Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
As a small betting-line underdog, Mizzou is facing its largest test of the season with Kalen DeBoer’s squad.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
And now, in its maturity, Romancelandia retains the features that served it so well as an underdog.
—Rebecca Ackermann, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2025
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ABC News, 10 Oct. 2025
Oregon hosts Indiana in a top-10 showdown, Ohio State goes on the road against a top-20 team in Illinois, and Michigan is an underdog crossing three time zones to play at USC.
—Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
As a small betting-line underdog, Mizzou is facing its largest test of the season with Kalen DeBoer’s squad.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
And now, in its maturity, Romancelandia retains the features that served it so well as an underdog.
—Rebecca Ackermann, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underdog
loser
Noun
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The first person to stop drinking or vomit was deemed the loser of the challenge, the lawsuit said.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
9 Oct. 2025
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The Oilers, losers of two consecutive Stanley Cup Finals, enter the year as a title favorite.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Underdog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underdog. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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