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Recent Examples of dark horse
In the snap, Hadid's daughter could be seen sitting on a dark horse with her boots hanging over the horse's side.
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Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
The winner here emerges as a dark horse contender.
—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
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Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
The winner here emerges as a dark horse contender.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dark horse
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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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Winning the lottery is a long shot at 1 in 292.2 million odds of taking home the jackpot.—
Karina Zaiets,
USA Today,
18 Nov. 2025
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Still, actually hitting the jackpot remains a long shot, with odds of 1 in 290,472,336.—
Mike Winters,
CNBC,
13 Nov. 2025
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The claim was made by multiple royal experts who spoke to Fox News Digital about Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, the former royal who was once hailed as Queen Elizabeth II’s favorite son.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Because Bruce is New Jersey’s favorite son.—
Mike Ryan,
IndieWire,
24 Oct. 2025
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This weekend, the Rams (6-2) are clear road favorites in a rematch with one of just two teams that has beaten them this year.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Now made with high-quality faux florals and durable wire frames, some of our favorites are nearly identical to the real thing.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
5 Nov. 2025
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Paramount has been bidding since October for WBD, a transaction that would elevate David Ellison’s nascent media empire into a Hollywood force that could not be easily ignored by tech competitors and Wall Street.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Much like Blue Origin’s chief competitor, SpaceX — which has long been a dominant force in the commercial launch business — Blue Origin rockets are designed to be partially reused in order to drive down costs.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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The two have appeared to at least partially mend their relationship since then, with Musk visiting the White House for a dinner with Saudi Arabia's crown prince.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Jan. 2026
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Trump has used the Saudi crown prince’s visit to further strengthen ties between the United States and Saudi Arabia, after the president agreed earlier this year to sell F-35 fighter jets to the Middle Eastern kingdom and the crown prince agreed to invest $1 trillion in the United States.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
19 Nov. 2025
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Nawat Itsaragrisil, president of Miss Grand International (MGI), was seen scolding Fatima Bosch, a 25-year-old contestant from Mexico, ahead of the 74th Miss Universe competition being held in Bangkok later this month.—
Anabella González,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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The pageant director accused Bosch of skipping promotional activities, including a photoshoot that all contestants were expected to share on social media.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Nov. 2025
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The company has previously stated that its first production vehicle is planned for market entry in 2027.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Santa Rosa Police Department said in a press release that officers responded to multiple reports of a shooting at the mall and found a 15-year-old boy who had been shot, with the bullet traveling through his body, leaving entry and exit wounds in his upper shoulder and mid-back area.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Dark horse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dark%20horse. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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