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Recent Examples of dark horse
The Cardinals entered last season as a potential NFL dark horse, but fell short of the playoffs, finishing 8-9.
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Doug Haller, New York Times, 20 May 2025
With her momentum, Irene is already laying a path to deliver what a gay prophecy once foretold: a Porkchop queen who dark horses her way to win All Stars.
—Chris Feil, Vulture, 9 May 2025
Cardinal Robert Prevost was born in Chicago and has missionary experience in Peru, previously serving as the bishop of the city of Chiclayo — but many experts considered the 69-year-old cardinal as a dark horse in the race to become the next pontiff.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 8 May 2025
The Vikings also lurk as a dark horse candidate in the sweepstakes for Rodgers, 41.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2025
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Doug Haller, New York Times, 20 May 2025
With her momentum, Irene is already laying a path to deliver what a gay prophecy once foretold: a Porkchop queen who dark horses her way to win All Stars.
—Chris Feil, Vulture, 9 May 2025
Cardinal Robert Prevost was born in Chicago and has missionary experience in Peru, previously serving as the bishop of the city of Chiclayo — but many experts considered the 69-year-old cardinal as a dark horse in the race to become the next pontiff.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 8 May 2025
The Vikings also lurk as a dark horse candidate in the sweepstakes for Rodgers, 41.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dark horse
Noun
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The stalking horse bid, which sets a price floor for the assets, will be tested at auction.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2025
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These firms are the stalking horse bidders, and the completion of asset sales is subject to higher and better offers.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
24 June 2025
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Where the Earth has a dense atmosphere, abundant water and life, Mars is a desiccated, lifeless world where even the prospects of finding fossil bacteria are a long shot.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 July 2025
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Why lose them for nothing when the playoffs are a long shot even with them?—
Aaron Gleeman,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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New England’s favorite son delivered a stunner at the TPC River Highlands, capping off the finish in oppressive heat with a 35-foot birdie putt on the 15th and the 6-footer at the end.—
Doug Ferguson,
Baltimore Sun,
22 June 2025
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The crowd gave its favorite son a standing ovation.—
Wayne Sterling,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2025
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The bar just off the lobby serves light snacks and lunch favorites like burgers and sandwiches, along with cocktails, beer, and wine.—
Hannah Freedman,
Travel + Leisure,
13 July 2025
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The Netflix movie features a lot of fan favorites, including Tamela Mann as Cora.—
Jane LaCroix,
People.com,
13 July 2025
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Costa has not been an active competitor in the UFC.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Its timeslot competitor on NBC, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, had pared down taping days last year from five to four—with reruns aired on Fridays.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
18 July 2025
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Particularly cunning or politically convenient women have infrequently maneuvered into the halls of power, but these female monarchs have served mostly as short detours during times when a male crown prince was either too young or too weak to stand on his own.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
8 June 2025
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Born in Tehran in 1960, Pahlavi was officially named crown prince during his father’s coronation in 1967.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2025
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The Jamaican-Canadian cover girl first captured global attention in 2014 as a contestant on cycle 21 of the iconic modeling competition, America’s Next Top Model.—
Bryanna Symone,
Essence,
9 July 2025
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Truong, a graduate of Poway High School, was among contestants who were awarded $1,000 for their artwork.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 July 2025
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Update your entries in Wikidata, Crunchbase, Google Business and industry directories.—
Don Dodds,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Additionally, fans who purchase these packages will have dedicated security checkpoints for stadium entry.—
Pete Grathoff
July 14,
Kansas City Star,
14 July 2025
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“Dark horse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dark%20horse. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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