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Recent Examples of top dog
There’s a new top dog in women’s college gymnastics.
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Caroline Price, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Just wait until the top dogs get going again, which is all but inevitable.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Gets a small walk-on role and understudies the lead, and then the top dog loses his voice.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
The leaders of both the United States and China need, for domestic political reasons, to appear to be the top dog.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2025
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Caroline Price, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Just wait until the top dogs get going again, which is all but inevitable.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Gets a small walk-on role and understudies the lead, and then the top dog loses his voice.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
The leaders of both the United States and China need, for domestic political reasons, to appear to be the top dog.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for top dog
Noun
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Charles Edwards’ Lord Celebrimbor is one of the many rulers unknowingly under Sauron’s thumb, though Vickers finds earnestness in Sauron’s intentions.—
Lauren Coates,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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Hamada, however, stated that the DFLP has maintained its relationship with the new rulers of Damascus and expects to do so for the foreseeable future.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
Noun
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Sentinel Standouts Nikolas Blake, Hagerty, Jr. Buzz: Class 3A third placer in 150-pound weight class.—
Steve Gorches,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 June 2025
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The company acquired 102 federal mining claims in the Lisbon Valley of Utah in November 2021 and expanded its holdings to 743 placer claims over 14,320 acres by July 2023.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This team has cast off its familiar underdog mantle and embraced being the overdog.—
Jeré Longman,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2023
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It’s always funny when a show about underdogs is … an overdog.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2021
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“Top dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/top%20dog. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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