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top spot

NOUN
lead
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advantage edge margin point start supremacy top
STRONG
advance bulge direction facade over precedence primacy priority spark star vanguard
WEAK
ahead cutting edge front rank title role
Antonyms
STRONGEST
center disadvantage interior
STRONG
rear
WEAK
last

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"Minions" displaced "Toy Story 5" from the top spot, two weeks after the Disney-Pixar offering took home the year's best opening weekend in North America, at $160 million.

From Barron's • Jul. 5, 2026

The Minions took over theaters this weekend as Universal Pictures and Illumination’s “Minions & Monsters” won the top spot at the box office, though with a lower-than-expected domestic haul.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 5, 2026

With four points from two games, England will hope to seal top spot in their World Cup group with victory on Saturday against Panama.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026

The source of the trouble is Group J, where Argentina has already clinched the top spot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

My heart raced as a hundred panicky thoughts battled for the top spot.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

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