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Recent Examples of underdog
Even though he’s always been a significant underdog in his handful of playoff appearances.
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Michael Russo, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Minnesota also had the second-best performance against the Vegas spread this season when playing as an underdog, behind only Cleveland.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 22 Apr. 2025
Despite playing some of its best basketball in recent weeks to win eight of its final 12 regular-season games and two straight road play-in games to clinch a playoff spot, the Heat enters the first-round series as a heavy underdog.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2025
Creators have always been the underdog in this fight.
—Ed Newton-Rex, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2025
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Michael Russo, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Minnesota also had the second-best performance against the Vegas spread this season when playing as an underdog, behind only Cleveland.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 22 Apr. 2025
Despite playing some of its best basketball in recent weeks to win eight of its final 12 regular-season games and two straight road play-in games to clinch a playoff spot, the Heat enters the first-round series as a heavy underdog.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2025
Creators have always been the underdog in this fight.
—Ed Newton-Rex, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underdog
Noun
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Tariffs are creating a new set of winners and losers.—
Peter Cohan,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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The losers Shares of U.S. carriers have been battered by Trump's tariffs and softening travel demand, with the S&P 1500 airlines index .SPCOMAIR losing nearly a third of its value since January 20.—
Shashwat Chauhan and Medha Singh,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Underdog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underdog. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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