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.
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Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoo-ins
locks
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Their work has included the Locks for Children's Safety, an initiative that has distributed more than 8,600 gun locks through partnerships with state agencies since its 2024 inception, said Craig Boerner, a Vanderbilt spokesman.—
Beth Warren,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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Another storyteller in the front row was Pamela Anderson, who has been showcasing her new cropped copper locks this week in Paris.—
Alex Wynne,
Footwear News,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Shoo-ins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoo-ins. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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