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Recent Examples of long shot
Full-time playing time with the Orioles is a long shot without trades or injuries.
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Eno Sarris, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
While a long shot to make the top 10 at the Olympics, much less land on the podium, the 24-year-old Naumov nevertheless had one of the best short programs of his career.
—CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Naumov, 24, was expected to be a long shot to even crack the top 10 at this year’s Olympics, let alone medal.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
And whether Bianco actually heeds Hilton’s call to drop out of the race, well, that’s a bit of a long shot, election observers said.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 7 Feb. 2026
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Eno Sarris, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
While a long shot to make the top 10 at the Olympics, much less land on the podium, the 24-year-old Naumov nevertheless had one of the best short programs of his career.
—CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Naumov, 24, was expected to be a long shot to even crack the top 10 at this year’s Olympics, let alone medal.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
And whether Bianco actually heeds Hilton’s call to drop out of the race, well, that’s a bit of a long shot, election observers said.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 7 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for long shot
Noun
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Once the greatest skier in the world, the now 30-year-old was always a dark horse for a gold medal in her best event, the slalom.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Others are not ruling out a dark horse contender.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
5 Feb. 2026
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Upstairs is a tatami mat tea ceremony space wrapped in decorative steel screens where, in a play of light and shadows, a lady in a dusty pink kimono whisks matcha.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Feb. 2026
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Campbell praised Suárez for her recent play and tenacity on the court.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Feb. 2026
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However, the series does take some liberties with the timeline.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
27 Feb. 2026
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The seven-episode limited series (four of which were screened for review) is also an intensely curious character study that centers the damage done by repressed desires, as well as the liberty found in their uninhibited acceptance.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Long shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long%20shot. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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