as in gamble
a risky undertaking
there are almost no sure bets in the movie business—almost everything is a crapshoot
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Recent Examples of crapshoot
Hungry programs, big matchups -- and not a top four seed among ’em, verifying the crapshoot of rankings.
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2025
Fall in Arkansas is always a little bit of a crapshoot.
—Seth Eli Barlow, arkansasonline.com, 29 Oct. 2024
The postseason is normally a crapshoot, evidenced by the 100-plus win Orioles, Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves all losing in the division series last year.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2024
Presumably, its hosts could be trusted not to say anything irresponsible on the air — guests are always a crapshoot — but everything anyone says is under far greater scrutiny right now.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 15 July 2024
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2025
Fall in Arkansas is always a little bit of a crapshoot.
—Seth Eli Barlow, arkansasonline.com, 29 Oct. 2024
The postseason is normally a crapshoot, evidenced by the 100-plus win Orioles, Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves all losing in the division series last year.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2024
Presumably, its hosts could be trusted not to say anything irresponsible on the air — guests are always a crapshoot — but everything anyone says is under far greater scrutiny right now.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 15 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crapshoot
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Rising yields—partly driven by hedge funds unwinding leveraged trades and foreign central banks selling treasuries to stabilize their currencies ahead of tariff fallout—likely pressured Trump into calling off his gamble.—
Christian Catalini,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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One player takes a big gamble by intentionally throwing a mission.—
Jillian Sederholm,
EW.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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That announcement of a new venture came sooner rather than later and revealed that four of Slate PR’s founders are sticking together.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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The founding partners of Slate PR have dissolved the publicity firm after 15 years, but are staying in business together with the launch of new venture, Apex Public Relations.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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But such speculation is an inevitable by-product of success.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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The anticipation surrounding the WrestleMania 41 main event, a Triple Threat match for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship featuring CM Punk, Roman Reigns, and Seth Rollins, has intensified with speculation regarding the role of the ever-scheming Paul Heyman.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Crapshoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crapshoot. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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