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Recent Examples of underdog
Entering each of the five previous matches, the underdog is getting bet down.
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Keith Stewart, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
After all, there’s no better place to get inspo for an underdog story or an enemies-to-lovers rom-com than the freakin’ Olympics.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 23 Jan. 2026
DePaul, which had a terrible record in that season and was the underdog in all three contests, didn't cover the spread in the first halves, so the allegedly crooked bets paid off.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Jan. 2026
For a chronic underdog who spent all of his 64 years climbing, this is his first view from the summit.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 Jan. 2026
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Keith Stewart, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
After all, there’s no better place to get inspo for an underdog story or an enemies-to-lovers rom-com than the freakin’ Olympics.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 23 Jan. 2026
DePaul, which had a terrible record in that season and was the underdog in all three contests, didn't cover the spread in the first halves, so the allegedly crooked bets paid off.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Jan. 2026
For a chronic underdog who spent all of his 64 years climbing, this is his first view from the summit.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underdog
loser
Noun
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Many people envision salary discussions as adversarial encounters with winners and losers.—
Kwame Christian Esq,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Picking winners and losers, heroes and villains, pathways to success and failure, generates excitement for an event and manufactures a sense of urgency for maximal viewing pleasure.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Underdog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underdog. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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