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Recent Examples of dark horse
The winner here emerges as a dark horse contender.
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Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
While Kitsch is terrific as Edwards, the show’s dark horse is Tom Hopper, who plays Navy SEAL Lieutenant, Raife Hastings, a Rhodesian expatriate.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Mizzou is looking like a dark horse in a wide open SEC.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2025
Jim Jarmusch‘s delicate triptych Father Mother Sister Brother, critically celebrated for its effortless poignancy, was the night’s dark horse champ, handing the American indie film icon his first Venice Golden Lion.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
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Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
While Kitsch is terrific as Edwards, the show’s dark horse is Tom Hopper, who plays Navy SEAL Lieutenant, Raife Hastings, a Rhodesian expatriate.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Mizzou is looking like a dark horse in a wide open SEC.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2025
Jim Jarmusch‘s delicate triptych Father Mother Sister Brother, critically celebrated for its effortless poignancy, was the night’s dark horse champ, handing the American indie film icon his first Venice Golden Lion.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dark horse
Noun
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Records show Indicate Capital submitted stalking horse bids multiple times in recent weeks, only to pull them and ask that an auction be pushed two weeks out.—
Thomas Gounley,
Denver Post,
15 Oct. 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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Still, a potential postseason appearance looks to be a long shot unless the team can do the unprecedented.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 Oct. 2025
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In that sense, even Ty Gibbs (+4000) might have enough speed to shock some people as a long shot Toyota.—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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The cake honors Louisville's favorite son, Muhammad Ali.—
Maggie Menderski,
The Courier-Journal,
6 Aug. 2025
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For years, it has been said that Andrew was her favorite son.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Their fan favorite is the Cajun chicken filet biscuit, served with crispy Bo-Tato Rounds and a hot cup of their 100% Arabica premium coffee.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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Datskovska regularly tests out and reports on TikTok-viral beauty favorites.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
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Last year, Semafor noted that Soros was diving deeper into podcasting and audio, investing in Crooked and the radio company Audacy, as well as meeting with competitors like Pushkin, Project Brazen, and Lemonada.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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Too Cool and later had a successful run as a main event singles competitor.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Oct. 2025
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The who’s who of US business and finance lined up to meet Kuwait’s crown prince in New York this week, including the bosses of BlackRock, Franklin Templeton, Goldman Sachs, and senior executives from Microsoft and Alphabet.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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After failing to secure one from the Biden administration, the Saudi crown prince issued an explicit warning that the kingdom’s patience with Washington might be running thin.—
Abbas Al Lawati,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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Some even licked the candy to soften it -- a trick used by contestants in the show.—
Hakyung Kate Lee,
ABC News,
17 Oct. 2025
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Sandoz Presta was a contestant on Nick Viall’s season of The Bachelor in 2017.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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The latest deals include a new adaptation in the Middle East and North Africa region, airing on MBC — spanning 23 territories and reaching over 150 million weekly viewers — and a landmark first entry into Asia, where Nippon TV will bring the show to Japan.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
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Also, don’t try to block the entry to the nest that’s in a wall or behind shutters because angry yellowjackets can chew through wallboard to escape and emerge indoors, says Crawley.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Dark horse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dark%20horse. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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