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Recent Examples of one-horse
But, according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, this isn't a one-horse race.
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Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
But, according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, this isn't a one-horse race.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
The Brazilian star was expected to be in a one-horse race for the sport's highest indvidual accolade and become the first man from his country to win it since Kaka in 2007.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Each table is decorated with a snowman candle holder to drive the theme home on a one-horse open sleigh.
—Fritz Hahn, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2023
The contest was effectively a one-horse race, with Hun Sen’s Cambodian People’s Party (CPP), a political behemoth with a vast war chest, facing no viable opponent after a ruthless, years-long crackdown on its rivals.
—Reuters, CNN, 23 July 2023
Unfortunately, a ruling from a one-horse federal courtroom in Texas reminds us that there’s almost an endless supply of those litigants and the judges who run with them.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2023
Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
But, according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, this isn't a one-horse race.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
The Brazilian star was expected to be in a one-horse race for the sport's highest indvidual accolade and become the first man from his country to win it since Kaka in 2007.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Each table is decorated with a snowman candle holder to drive the theme home on a one-horse open sleigh.
—Fritz Hahn, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2023
The contest was effectively a one-horse race, with Hun Sen’s Cambodian People’s Party (CPP), a political behemoth with a vast war chest, facing no viable opponent after a ruthless, years-long crackdown on its rivals.
—Reuters, CNN, 23 July 2023
Unfortunately, a ruling from a one-horse federal courtroom in Texas reminds us that there’s almost an endless supply of those litigants and the judges who run with them.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-horse
Adjective
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The topics change, but the emotional undercurrent stays the same: one or both partners feel unimportant, unseen or unacknowledged.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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The most important & unimportant poetry transpires when water & mirror separate you into layers.—
Terrance Hayes,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
Adjective
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The small core teams who operate them are usually experts in biodiversity and community engagement, but not marketing.—
Michelle Greenwald,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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The motherboard is quite a bit smaller than the Framework Laptop 13 board, and the two are definitely not interchangeable.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 June 2025
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“One-horse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one-horse. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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