underdogs

plural of underdog

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losers
Noun
  • However, one of the reasons the Red Sox were 4-3 losers to the Yankees is that Cora can’t pull a lever that’ll ensure that his players — such as, oh, Ceddanne Rafaela — deliver a sacrifice bunt in a key situation.
    Steve Buckley, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The losers will go back to their camps, votes intact, while the winner wins a little something-something.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Underdogs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underdogs. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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