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Recent Examples of underdog
And precedent paired with an opening-round 4-under 71 is more than enough fuel to let your mind conjure images of another underdog champion.
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Jordan Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 16 May 2025
The Bears are underdogs for eight of their nine road games, favored in only the Week 4 trip to Las Vegas (minus-1½).
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
In the playoffs, though, many of the teams that have embraced a flagrantly physical style have been the underdogs.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 11 May 2025
Everyone loves a story about the rise of the underdog, and broadcast is definitely experiencing one.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 7 May 2025
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Jordan Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 16 May 2025
The Bears are underdogs for eight of their nine road games, favored in only the Week 4 trip to Las Vegas (minus-1½).
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
In the playoffs, though, many of the teams that have embraced a flagrantly physical style have been the underdogs.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 11 May 2025
Everyone loves a story about the rise of the underdog, and broadcast is definitely experiencing one.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underdog
loser
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The University of San Diego and San Diego State both lost Thursday to drop into the losers’ brackets of their respective double-elimination conference baseball tournaments.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 May 2025
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Listen to this article After a tough loss to start the Big East Tournament, the UConn baseball team bounced back on a short turnaround to defeat and eliminate St. John’s, 13-3, in a losers’ bracket game Thursday in Mason, Ohio.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
22 May 2025
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“Underdog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underdog. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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