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Recent Examples of top dog
Alabama and Georgia have long reigned supreme in the SEC, but with Nick Saban’s retirement, opportunity is in the air for someone to challenge Georgia as the top dog.
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Austin Mock, The Athletic, 22 Aug. 2024
Percy Jackson and the Olympians was top dog on Disney+ last year with over 3B minutes viewed, and The Acolyte came in second place with 2.7B.
Read the entire report here.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
The only saving grace for City is that there is no clear pretender to take its place as the top dog in English soccer.
—Joe Prince-Wright, Nbc Sports, NBC News, 20 Dec. 2024
But when Fred Levine won the famous tobacco lawsuit, the industry reign as a top dog rapidly started to diminish.
—Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
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Austin Mock, The Athletic, 22 Aug. 2024
Percy Jackson and the Olympians was top dog on Disney+ last year with over 3B minutes viewed, and The Acolyte came in second place with 2.7B.
Read the entire report here.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
The only saving grace for City is that there is no clear pretender to take its place as the top dog in English soccer.
—Joe Prince-Wright, Nbc Sports, NBC News, 20 Dec. 2024
But when Fred Levine won the famous tobacco lawsuit, the industry reign as a top dog rapidly started to diminish.
—Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for top dog
Noun
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His interest in sports analytics comes from his math teacher father, who handed out rulers to Trick-or-Treaters each year.—
Jesse Newell,
Kansas City Star,
7 Feb. 2025
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The month begins on a dreamy note as your celestial ruler, Venus, joins Neptune in a whimsical conjunction.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Brooke Strauss of Glastonbury (CT) was the top placer from New England, finishing 22nd overall at 18:32.7.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
14 Dec. 2024
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Leadville materialized in 1860 with the discovery of placer gold (gold extracted from eroded rock), and the mining boom was on.—
James Dziezynski,
Outside Online,
10 Nov. 2024
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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 16 Feb. 2025.
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