shoo-ins

plural of shoo-in
as in certainties
one that is certain to succeed a shoo-in for the position of secretary of state

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Recent Examples of shoo-ins The Sounders are looking like shoo-ins to reach the Major League Soccer play-offs as a bare minimum. Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
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  • Before the April 2024 incident, according to the documents, Taylor had threatened employees of the office, and the office had changed its locks because of those threats.
    Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2025

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“Shoo-ins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoo-ins. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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