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as in stalking horse
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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
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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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At one point, Justin hit a long shot from near the foul line while seated in a chair.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
23 Oct. 2025
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Cousins is a long shot for anyone, especially in Minnesota.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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The title was granted to Andrew, 65, the late queen’s reportedly favorite son, by the monarch on his wedding day to Sarah Ferguson in 1986.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Because Bruce is New Jersey’s favorite son.—
Mike Ryan,
IndieWire,
24 Oct. 2025
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Heersink estimates that hop lovers will be able to get such 14er favorites as the Maroon Bells tropical ale or key lime pie cream ale by Christmastime.—
Max Scheinblum,
Denver Post,
29 Oct. 2025
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The collection features The Sleep Set, $226; The Date Night Set, $203, and The Baby Mama Set, $119, featuring Bumpsuit items and Brunel’s bestselling Renew Hair & Body Oil, $48, a favorite of Hailey Bieber’s.—
Emily Burns,
Footwear News,
29 Oct. 2025
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On the surface, Çiftlik Bank—Turkish for Farm Bank—was little more than a FarmVille rip-off; the functionality for tending to digital crops and livestock was lifted more or less straight from their competitor.—
Moisés Naím,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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Bessent was questioned by Democrats and some Republicans for his support, in the context of Argentina being a competitor to the US in exporting soybeans to China.—
Daniel Flatley,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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In his Time interview, Trump claimed that Saudi Arabia—whose crown prince will reportedly visit the White House next month—would normalize relations with Israel by the end of the year.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
24 Oct. 2025
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And even more telling, so did Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi crown prince, and Mohamed bin Zayed, leader of the United Arab Emirates, without whose billions, Gaza won’t be rebuilt.—
Trudy Rubin,
Mercury News,
18 Oct. 2025
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The Bachelor season 19 contestant, Jade Roper Tolbert, who runs her own cosmetics company, was also a judge.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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The final round of voting is now open, so take a look at the contestants and cast your vote for your favorite cat and dog in South Florida.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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The hardware represents the San Diego chipmaker’s entry into the data center market and places the company in direct competition with NorCal peers Nvidia and AMD.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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In the July 2025 entry of his weekly newsletter, the dad of three penned a message about finding fulfillment in life outside of the sports world.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Dark horse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dark%20horse. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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