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Recent Examples of Synonyms for long shots
Noun
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And those are the kind of plays that are just character plays.—
Michael Nowels,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025 -
Keenan Allen is always around and simply continues to make plays.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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To win, the Patriots would have to unite the colonies, declare American independence, promise more political participation to grow their coalition, secure French support, and ultimately create a government strong enough to function without jeopardizing individual rights and liberties.—
Sarah Botstein,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
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The show’s depiction of a woman named Adeline Watkins (Suzanna Son) as Gein’s girlfriend takes a lot of liberties.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Rolling Stone,
8 Oct. 2025
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