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Face led the National League with 68 appearances and 61 games finished in 1960, when the underdog Pirates stunned Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra and the mighty Yankees on Bill Mazeroski's famous home run that won Game 7 of the World Series at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh.
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Hlavaj had a lot to do with the initial underdog story on the ice, fending off one onslaught after another as Slovakia was outshot 18-5 in the first period and 40-25 overall.
—Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026
Slovakia was considered the underdog going into the preliminary game, as Finland won gold in men's hockey during the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 11 Feb. 2026
This season, shades of chartreuse green appeared again and again—who doesn't love an underdog story?
—Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 10 Feb. 2026
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Hlavaj had a lot to do with the initial underdog story on the ice, fending off one onslaught after another as Slovakia was outshot 18-5 in the first period and 40-25 overall.
—Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026
Slovakia was considered the underdog going into the preliminary game, as Finland won gold in men's hockey during the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 11 Feb. 2026
This season, shades of chartreuse green appeared again and again—who doesn't love an underdog story?
—Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underdog
loser
Noun
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The country doesn’t have answers that don’t involve upskilling, education, or trying and failing to compensate the losers.—
Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
18 Feb. 2026
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There were no winners or losers, at least in the typical uses of the terms, and at the end of the night, people continued with friendly conversation, well after the game had ended.—
Jeff Banowetz,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Underdog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underdog. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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