as in chances
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 crapshoots
Schools like Stanford, Harvard, CMU, University of Chicago, Caltech and MIT are extreme crapshoots even for students at the very top of their class.
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Jess Marmor Shaw, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Oct. 2024
Jess Marmor Shaw, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crapshoots
Noun
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The Oilers scored on all three power-play chances in the best performance for that unit since Leon Draisaitl went down with a lower-body injury on March 15 after scoring with the man advantage early in that game.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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In fact, only about four percent of them begin with gasoline igniting, so the chances of starting a fire at the gas station are extremely slim.—
Laura Kiniry,
Popular Science,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Pagliocca has mostly struck out in a series of high-risk, high-reward gambles.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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She’s seen what the medium is still capable of, with the success of wild gambles like Everything Everywhere.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In mountaineering, Whittaker was closely involved in more high-profile ventures.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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From transforming the Warriors into a global powerhouse to launching new ventures like the Valkyries, Lacob shares insights on franchise valuation, innovation and long-term growth strategies.—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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His aesthetic speculations in the trilogy bring to mind books as extraordinary as Walter Pater’s The Renaissance and André Malraux’s The Voices of Silence and The Metamorphosis of the Gods.—
Jed Perl,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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Sure, there are plenty of rumors and speculations about her scents du jour, but these are the top three that are confirmed mainstays in her rotation.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Crapshoots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crapshoots. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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