STALKING HORSE Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

stalking horse

noun

Definition of stalking horse

as in dark horse

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Recent Examples of stalking horse The stalking horse bid is subject to better offers should any materialize in the coming weeks. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025 Now Lugano is going through Chapter 11 proceedings with jewelry specialist Enhanced Retail Funding standing as the stalking horse bidder to own the business afterward. — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 17 Nov. 2025 Records show Indicate Capital submitted stalking horse bids multiple times in recent weeks, only to pull them and ask that an auction be pushed two weeks out. — Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025 The stalking horse bid, which sets a price floor for the assets, will be tested at auction. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for stalking horse

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Rahm has been the quiet dark horse in all of this, and his comments to the BBC on Tuesday only add to his strategic position.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Bo Nix is also back healthy for a Broncos team that looks improved on paper, and Joe Burrow has returned to lead Cincinnati, a popular dark horse pick in the AFC.

— Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of dark horse

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The unique vehicle also comes equipped with the GT4 style pack that adds a number of downforce-maximizing aero elements, including a duckbill rear spoiler, front wheel arch flaps, and high front spats.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2026
Pathak also points to the spoiler culture around theatrical releases as a challenge distinct from the writing itself.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026

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If the week 1 drubbing at LSU was a harbinger of doom for Dabo Swinney at Clemson, what does his stock as a coaching candidate look like?

— Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
The Republican National Committee announced on Saturday the full list of keynote speakers who will stump for Republican candidates at the midterm elections convention next week.

— Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 6 Sep. 2026

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