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Recent Examples of handicapper
The election handicapper Cook Political Report found Republicans with an advantage to keep control of the Senate in the 2026 midterm elections in its initial ratings set for next year.
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Jared Gans, The Hill, 12 Feb. 2025
Top political handicappers tweak their predictions The Briefing is just one layer of The Republic's coverage of politics and the 2024 election.
—Rafael Carranza, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
He was injured last year which kept him off the Kentucky Derby Trail, and handicappers and race analysts love this horses talent, but not the far outside draw with the short run to the first turn.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Pro handicapper and bettor Brad Powers points out in his college football newsletter that Notre Dame and Penn State have the best against the spread (ATS) records at 27-11-2 for Notre Dame including 10-straight covers and cashes entering the Orange Bowl, and Penn State 26-14-1 ATS.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Jared Gans, The Hill, 12 Feb. 2025
Top political handicappers tweak their predictions The Briefing is just one layer of The Republic's coverage of politics and the 2024 election.
—Rafael Carranza, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
He was injured last year which kept him off the Kentucky Derby Trail, and handicappers and race analysts love this horses talent, but not the far outside draw with the short run to the first turn.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Pro handicapper and bettor Brad Powers points out in his college football newsletter that Notre Dame and Penn State have the best against the spread (ATS) records at 27-11-2 for Notre Dame including 10-straight covers and cashes entering the Orange Bowl, and Penn State 26-14-1 ATS.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handicapper
Noun
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The tipster gave police the Instagram handle and the name of the account’s owner.—
Saleen Martin,
USA TODAY,
18 Mar. 2025
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The tipster wasn’t specific, fellow defense attorney Alan Jackson adds, but was helpful.—
Etan Vlessing,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Mar. 2025
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Before online sports bookmakers launched in November 2020, Tennesseeans rarely sought counseling for sports betting.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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Cosmic bookmakers don’t make an impact terribly likely.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
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Gold’s red-hot run through $3000 an ounce might have been at the expense of another speculator’s favorite, Bitcoin, but the 40% rise in the gold price over the last 12-months is also raising doubts about its sustainability.—
Tim Treadgold,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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In Altadena, Town Council Chair Victoria Knapp also worries that longtime residents will abandon the community, but her concern is focused on speculators making lowball offers that low-income Black and Latino families may find hard to refuse.—
Doug Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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The oddsmakers' favorites to win it all are the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2025
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The oddsmakers seem to think so, but October is still several months away.—
Mark Ross,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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Yet as Russian war atrocities have become more evident, and Ukraine’s need for heavy armor has increased, the lines have grown blurrier and the rhetoric sharper.—
David E. Sanger,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2022
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Both offer blistering acceleration and sharper handling than the standard model.—
Eric Stafford,
Car and Driver,
19 Feb. 2021
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“Handicapper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handicapper. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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