DARK HORSES Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

dark horses

noun

plural of dark horse

as in stalking horses

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Relevance

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as in long shots

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sure things

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Noun

But newspaper people ought to stand in solidarity with our broadcast brethren/competitors in this incredibly small-minded and grudging clash between the White House and the Washington press corps.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
The King of the Mountain match was one of the unique bouts in the company as competitors fight to hang a title belt on a hook suspended above the cage.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of competitors

Noun

Five plays later, Jenkins scored on a 3-yard run to push the lead to 44-30 with 28 seconds left.

— Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
The Demon Deacons drove 75 yards on 11 plays and scored on a 10-yard pass from Gio Lopez to Kamrean Johnson to tie the game.

— Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of plays

Noun

From a camp cabin, modeled after her own, complete with bunk beds, bedding, an outdoor vanity and camp flag, to a soccer set that features all of Daisy's favorites, there are a handful of new items to explore.

— Casey DelBasso, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
Discover a few of our favorites from the sale, organized by category—skincare, hair, tools, makeup, fragrance, and body.

— Valeriya Chupinina, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of favorites

Noun

Experiment with possible emphases of this puzzle’s revealer, at 55A, to make sense of the grid’s three themed entries.

— New York Times, New York Times, 23 Sep. 2026
The same July 20 entries show sales of between $1 million and $5 million of Oracle, along with purchases that included between $500,001 and $1 million of Nvidia.

— Luke Fountain, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of entries

Noun

French President Emanuel Macron delivered a briefing to the candidates running to succeed him so disturbing that even the far-right National Rally’s leaders emerged denouncing Russian hybrid attacks.

— Ben Smith, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Descano, a former prosecutor for the Obama administration, took office in Fairfax in 2020 as part of a movement of leftist prosecutor candidates backed by megadonor George Soros.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of candidates

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