overdog

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Recent Examples of overdog But perhaps the biggest antidote to The Studio’s overdog problem is that its fat-cat Apple TV+ profile can easily be spun as good for everybody. Joe Reid, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2025 This team has cast off its familiar underdog mantle and embraced being the overdog. Jeré Longman, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overdog
Noun
  • With the sun and your celestial ruler, Venus, moving through your seventh house of other people, everything from your connections, whether romantic, professional or otherwise, to your contractual agreements is at the forefront.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The history books say that the French colonial regime exercised firm control over the emperor until the Japanese invasion ended French administration in Indochina in 1945; Bao Dai remained as an essentially powerless ruler until the Viet Minh seized power a few months later.
    Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The puzzle dominator reveals the nickname his rival tribe came up with for him and shares all the original Hina tribe dynamics that did not make it to air.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But Liberty, the two-time defending Open state champion, won't be intimidated by Hamilton's physicality and speed.
    Richard Obert, AZCentral.com, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Harrison's success follows a string of pro-athletes hailing from Middletown, like NBA Hall of Famer Jerry Lucas, legendary NFL wide receiver Cris Carter and World Series champion Kyle Schwarber.
    Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Your final choice of a top dog and a top cat will be featured in a Miami Herald story.
    Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The Toronto Maple Leafs, usually the town’s top dog, showed baseball on the big screen after their home opener; the Leafs will also shift the start time of their Canadian Thanksgiving matinee to better accommodate baseball.
    Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Veep is, of course, the reigning television champ on this front, but Our Cartoon President similarly leaned into such farce.
    Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Jeremiah Sims shared a picture on Instagram with the three-time Super Bowl champ and 14-time Grammy winner at the steakhouse.
    Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025

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“Overdog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overdog. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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