doormat
Example Sentences
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But at the college level, the powerhouses typically remained the powerhouses while schools like Indiana were their doormats.
Then he transformed Indiana, a longtime Big Ten doormat, into a national championship contender.
Most humans would rather be a doormat than a battering ram, regardless of the urgency or circumstance.
From Los Angeles Times
A possible opportunity: Meta’s stock is the new ‘Magnificent Seven’ doormat.
From MarketWatch
Atlanta closed with a 1-1 draw against Eastern Conference doormat DC United that allowed Atlanta to avoid the bottom of the table.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
