underdogs

Definition of underdogsnext
plural of underdog
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losers
Noun
  • But while growth trends are improving, Apple has been grappling with skyrocketing costs for key components like memory chips and a volatile macro backdrop driven by the war in Iran and advances in AI that have minted stock market winners and losers.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Meanwhile, a little over two-thirds of all players were net losers, functionally transferring their funds directly to the tiny cabal of predictive gurus.
    Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Underdogs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underdogs. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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