STALKING HORSES Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

stalking horses

noun

plural of stalking horse

as in competitors

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Noun

The creditors’ lawsuit claims that Kenny engineered a situation in which Thai Union could control Red Lobster’s seafood purchasing—cutting out competitors and charging higher prices for shrimp.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Additional features, such as Conversation Awareness, Transparency, and Live Translation, further set them apart from competitors.

— Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of competitors

Noun

That’s five major entrants choosing banking infrastructure as their on-ramp into regulated onchain finance, alongside Coinbase choosing exchange infrastructure as its own.

— Ivan Kan, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Cold water and hot rooms alone may not be enough to differentiate new entrants.

— Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of entrants

Noun

Backstage, ten makeup artists, ten hairstylists, and nine dressers fuss over the Swans, the nine final contestants of this surgical interpretation of Cinderella.

— Joan Kron, Allure, 28 Sep. 2026
Among the new teenage contestants are Neelsa Boyce, portrayed by SNL newcomer Saidah Belo-Osagie; Veronika Slowikowska as Isla; Sarah Sherman as Jamie; Jane Wickline as Duff; and fellow newcomer Grace Reiter as Margle.

— Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of contestants

Noun

Guard and Grace has hyped up Charlotte foodies this year with an early preview event and a steady lineup of collabs with restaurant favorites Chapter 6, Uchi, O-Ku, The Goodyear House and Customshop.

— Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2026
Across a high-energy midday set that spanned their chart-topping singles and fan favorites, the six moved across the stage with the confidence of a group accustomed to one another’s rhythms, while fans in the crowd danced along in the stands.

— Crystal Bell, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of favorites

Noun

Asian cinema accounts for 96 films, women directed 41, and 20 are official entries for the international feature category at the 99th Academy Awards.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026
In all of the sketchbook entries reproduced here, Ross seems to offer a bridge between the representation of emptiness and the lived sensation of it.

— Ryan Sullivan, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of entries

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Forty-four prospective candidates have submitted applications to become the next permanent superintendent of the Chicago Police Department, according to the city agency tasked with vetting those bids.

— Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2026
Watchmaking entrants will reinterpret the in-house self-winding automatic 1847 MC movement through that lens, while jewelry candidates are invited to translate an animal’s presence into a brooch.

— Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of candidates

Noun

Investigators also say Whitney reported that there were no scholarship applicants this spring, but three students had applied.

— Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
The applicants had wanted to hold the march in the afternoon with 60 participants.

— Amanda Ferguson Reuters, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026

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