as in dark horse
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Recent Examples of long shot
Trump and his allies imposed their will on Republican senators to confirm nominees such as Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and FBI Director Kash Patel, all of whom at one time seemed like long shots to make it into his Cabinet.
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Brett Samuels, The Hill, 22 Feb. 2025
Perhaps the greatest long shot was the Bone Conductive Instrument, a wooden polyhedron designed to be held snugly to the breast, with the side of one’s face resting atop it, almost like an infant.
—Matthew Sherrill, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Philp’s future Philp missed all of last season and was considered a long shot for an NHL appearance in 2024-25.
—Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
In January the American job market just finished up its four-year stint as the strongest in American history, by a long shot.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
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Brett Samuels, The Hill, 22 Feb. 2025
Perhaps the greatest long shot was the Bone Conductive Instrument, a wooden polyhedron designed to be held snugly to the breast, with the side of one’s face resting atop it, almost like an infant.
—Matthew Sherrill, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Philp’s future Philp missed all of last season and was considered a long shot for an NHL appearance in 2024-25.
—Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
In January the American job market just finished up its four-year stint as the strongest in American history, by a long shot.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for long shot
Noun
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There may well be a dark horse not among today’s speculation.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2025
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The Final Four dark horse nobody saw coming Your result of the week so far is No. 15 Missouri 110, No. 4 Alabama 98.—
Brendan Marks,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Softball has a bigger ball and underhand pitching, as well as a smaller diamond, a closer fence, and a different style of play that is both faster and simpler.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
17 Mar. 2025
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The College Basketball Crown will have a 16-team field and single-elimination play in Las Vegas, with the championship game set for April 6, the Sunday of Final Four weekend for NCAA Division I. The tournament field, announced Monday morning, does not include any Carolinas schools.—
Steve Lyttle,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Mar. 2025
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As the Pledge of Allegiance asserts, our country’s aspiration is liberty and justice for all, not freedom for some to exploit and harm others.—
DP Opinion,
The Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2025
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But when my ears adjusted to the liberties that were being taken, I was really taken with the purity of Britton’s voice and the power of his big note.—
Charlie Mason,
TVLine,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Long shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long%20shot. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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