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Recent Examples of long shot
Chris Harris, who became the Jets’ interim coordinator after Wilks was fired, is also a possibility, but remains a long shot.
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Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
Earlier in the game, that joy seemed like a long shot.
—Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
Pure copper paste, although now a long shot, may remain a viable option if reliability challenges are eventually overcome.
—Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 19 Jan. 2026
This approach remains a long shot but the alternatives range from unpalatable to unattractive.
—Ali Vaez, Time, 15 Jan. 2026
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Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
Earlier in the game, that joy seemed like a long shot.
—Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
Pure copper paste, although now a long shot, may remain a viable option if reliability challenges are eventually overcome.
—Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 19 Jan. 2026
This approach remains a long shot but the alternatives range from unpalatable to unattractive.
—Ali Vaez, Time, 15 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for long shot
Noun
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Others are not ruling out a dark horse contender.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
5 Feb. 2026
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The Texans became a dark horse Super Bowl candidate and won their wild card-round postseason game last week because of their remarkably stingy defense.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
19 Jan. 2026
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Players can add the Double Play feature to their Powerball ticket for an additional $1 per play.—
Tanya Wildt,
Freep.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Another Florida Lotto game add-on is EZmatch for $1 per play.—
Jennifer Sangalang,
Florida Times-Union,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Besson does take personal liberties with Stoker’s novel, though the bones remain.—
Katie Walsh,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Most of the other federal courts who have reviewed cases like this disagree with that, but that means that people in Oklahoma now have less protection for their economic liberty than people in other states.—
Dale Denwalt,
Oklahoman,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Long shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long%20shot. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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