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Recent Examples of underachiever
Enough results had been collected to ensure the Championship’s perennial underachievers began the day sitting most comfortably but tension was still a travel companion on the 40-mile trip to the East Midlands.
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Nick Miller, New York Times, 3 May 2025
The biggest underachievers were Florida State, Appalachian State, Utah and Liberty.
—Chris Vannini, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
The platoon of quarterbacks is preparing to face a Washington Commanders club that is shaking off their reputation as underachievers with their best season since 1991, the year of their last Super Bowl title.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
The film, which snagged the Audience Award at the 2023 Soho International Film Festival, follows an underachiever who concocts an elaborate scheme to dodge alimony payments to his fashion-exec ex-wife.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
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Nick Miller, New York Times, 3 May 2025
The biggest underachievers were Florida State, Appalachian State, Utah and Liberty.
—Chris Vannini, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
The platoon of quarterbacks is preparing to face a Washington Commanders club that is shaking off their reputation as underachievers with their best season since 1991, the year of their last Super Bowl title.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
The film, which snagged the Audience Award at the 2023 Soho International Film Festival, follows an underachiever who concocts an elaborate scheme to dodge alimony payments to his fashion-exec ex-wife.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underachiever
slacker
Noun
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Judge introduced his iconic slacker duo way back in 1993, debuting on MTV’s toon mashup Liquid Television.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
24 July 2025
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Breckin Meyer played the slacker stoner Travis Birkenstock in Clueless, which was based on actors like Sean Penn in 1982's Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Keanu Reeves in the 1989 films Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure and Parenthood.—
Julia Emmanuele,
People.com,
19 July 2025
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“Underachiever.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underachiever. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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