as in gamble
a risky undertaking
there are almost no sure bets in the movie business—almost everything is a crapshoot
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Recent Examples of crapshoot
This is how the Dolphins and their fans must feel imprisoned in the AFC East by the crapshoot of the NFL’s division system.
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Greg Cote
january 26, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2026
Florida’s defense is just as good as Auburn’s — and Florida's offense is a country mile better than Auburn’s one-dimensional crapshoot.
—Matt Hayes, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2025
While Richard Childress Racing drivers have won the past four season openers at the track, the summer night race has been a bit more of a crapshoot, including Jeremy Clements winning here in 2022, one of just two career wins for Clements in 520 Xfinity Series starts.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
Awards are a real crapshoot, for lack of a better term.
—Jeff Conway, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Greg Cote
january 26, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2026
Florida’s defense is just as good as Auburn’s — and Florida's offense is a country mile better than Auburn’s one-dimensional crapshoot.
—Matt Hayes, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2025
While Richard Childress Racing drivers have won the past four season openers at the track, the summer night race has been a bit more of a crapshoot, including Jeremy Clements winning here in 2022, one of just two career wins for Clements in 520 Xfinity Series starts.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
Awards are a real crapshoot, for lack of a better term.
—Jeff Conway, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crapshoot
Noun
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Heading into the season, however, the gamble was paying off — news of her casting was met with fan excitement and a preview of the season that aired after the Oscars drew more than 5 million viewers.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2026
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Rizzo was arguably even a bigger gamble than Crow-Armstrong, who has 41 homers and 141 RBIs in 294 games as a Cub through Thursday, not to mention a Gold Glove and a starting appearance in an All-Star Game.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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The Big Ten had a league-record six teams reach the Sweet 16 and now has tied the tournament record with four teams in the Elite Eight, increasing its chances of breaking through for the league's first title in more than a quarter-century.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Participants get to try countless varieties of wine and get the chance to meet the growers themselves.—
Carmela Karcher,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The venture set to launch April 1 is a historic undertaking — one that will send the first Black man, first woman and first Canadian on a journey that will take them farther from Earth than any other human trip.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Later, at the high-end Ned’s Club, venture capitalists rubbed shoulders with defense officials.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Crapshoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crapshoot. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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