STALKING HORSES Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

stalking horses

noun

plural of stalking horse

as in competitors

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Noun

Compared with three of its biggest competitors—ORLY, AZO, and AAP—GPC has performed noticeably better over the last quarter and change.

— Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
The Winner Receives a National Prize Package The public voting rounds gradually narrow the field until the final competitors remain.

— Ethan M. Stone, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of competitors

Noun

To date, astronomers have found more than 6,300 of these alien worlds orbiting other stars, with new entrants to our exoplanetary catalogs arriving practically every day.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2026
The real test will come as some of the new Hollywood entrants to the vertical space really get going with their more polished releases.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of entrants

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With the casting for James Bond now very much underway and Elordi continuing to have a strong presence among the favorites for the coveted role, Variety also managed to sneak in a question about whether he’d been involved in the auditions.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
Cheese, Greek and kale pizzas are customer favorites, or cozy up to a nostalgic helping of lasagna, made with ricotta and mozzarella cheese with marinara or Bolognese sauce.

— USA TODAY Network, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of favorites

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Thailand has submitted films for the category since 1984 and has sent 33 entries in total without once reaching the nominations stage.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
Siniaková and Patten, along with a clutch of other top doubles teams, had to come through qualifying, because main-draw entries were allocated by combined singles ranking.

— James Hansen, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of entries

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Meanwhile, outside the five districts that Democrats hope to switch, there are safely Democratic districts where progressive candidates are jousting with mainstream rivals, a subset of the national party’s ideological conflict.

— Dan Walters, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
Two possible Democratic 2028 presidential candidates — ex-Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Rahm Emanuel, an ex-Chicago mayor who was President Barack Obama’s first White House chief of staff — have campaigned with Powell.

— Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of candidates

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Katarzyna Nowakowska, Poland's deputy minister for family, labor and social policy, told the AP that the most vulnerable applicants still receive direct help from the state and any other refugees needing support should turn to social workers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
The law imposes penalties on cities that fail to comply with state housing laws, allows successful housing applicants to recover their legal fees, and prevents cities from requiring developers to agree to certain liability rules.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026

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