as in dark horse
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Recent Examples of long shot
History has shown that frontrunners are not always chosen — John XXIII and Francis, for example, were both considered long shots before their election.
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Gabe Whisnant
barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
Render Judgment is definitely a long shot to win the Derby, with the Louisville Courier-Journal giving the Bay Colt 30-to-1 odds at the Triple Crown kickoff.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2025
This run – and the exhausted, bewildered looks on the players’ faces throughout it – has no doubt shaped Inter’s odds to win away to Barcelona, which look pretty close to long shot territory.
—Sam Tighe, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Scott Peterson's strongest argument for overturning his murder conviction might end up being a long shot, according to one criminal defense attorney.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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Gabe Whisnant
barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
Render Judgment is definitely a long shot to win the Derby, with the Louisville Courier-Journal giving the Bay Colt 30-to-1 odds at the Triple Crown kickoff.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2025
This run – and the exhausted, bewildered looks on the players’ faces throughout it – has no doubt shaped Inter’s odds to win away to Barcelona, which look pretty close to long shot territory.
—Sam Tighe, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Scott Peterson's strongest argument for overturning his murder conviction might end up being a long shot, according to one criminal defense attorney.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for long shot
Noun
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Victor Ponta, a former leftist prime minister who has turned conservative nationalist, is ranked fourth but could prove a dark horse.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
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While vitamin C, retinol, and hyaluronic acid serums get a lot of attention, there’s a dark horse out there by the name of niacinamide.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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That has been the hardest thing about doing this play.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
4 May 2025
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Injuries were rife across the roster, ineffective play from veterans was a real concern and the goaltending was a question mark.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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That lawsuit, Juliana v. United States, alleged that the federal government’s inaction to address climate change violated the public trust doctrine as well as the 21 young plaintiffs’ rights to life, liberty and property under the U.S. Constitution.—
Alexandra Klass,
The Conversation,
2 May 2025
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There's great irony in state officials who claim to be in favor of religious liberty discriminating against St. Isidore because of its Catholic beliefs.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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“Long shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long%20shot. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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