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Recent Examples of long shot
Sanders might be a long shot to become the next head coach of the Tigers.
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Bill Ruger, the arms manufacturer, made a long shot at a kudu in northern Kenya on a mountain that was bare enough for sheep.
—Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2025
From the outset, even Bronshteyn’s attorneys acknowledge the case was a long shot.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2025
That includes cryptocurrency, and especially Bitcoin , still the largest and most widely followed by a long shot.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Bill Ruger, the arms manufacturer, made a long shot at a kudu in northern Kenya on a mountain that was bare enough for sheep.
—Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2025
From the outset, even Bronshteyn’s attorneys acknowledge the case was a long shot.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2025
That includes cryptocurrency, and especially Bitcoin , still the largest and most widely followed by a long shot.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for long shot
Noun
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While Louis Vuitton, Chanel and Hermes maintained domination as the top three brands, there was a dark horse stealing the search bar.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
17 Oct. 2025
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The Commodores had a bye in Week 7, and could be a dark horse to make the CFP with a win over Brian Kelly's squad.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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On the play Warner got hurt, the 49ers were missing a right defensive end, and coaches mistakenly assumed practice-squad call-up Trevis Gipson stayed on the field to fill that role after racing down on kickoff coverage and making the initial hit on a tackle.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
17 Oct. 2025
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The quarterback play simply isn’t good enough to out-score opponents, or even force them into pass-heavy play scripts.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
17 Oct. 2025
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Now, this was very far from ending occupation or achieving Palestinian liberty, but those were concessions that Israel made as a result of Palestinian resistance.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
16 Oct. 2025
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The catch is that instead of writing the first draft of your college English paper, this document can determine someone’s liberty in court.—
Andrew Guthrie Ferguson,
The Conversation,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Long shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long%20shot. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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