as in ventures
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 Synonyms for crapshoots
Noun
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Iterating on new architectures or scaling models to trillion-parameter size is simply out of reach for early-stage ventures.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025 -
Shaq has a knack for turning star power into accessible ventures, whether that’s in fashion, food, or now fragrance.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Nike's new shift to align with Kim Kardashian for their women's primer product rather than an elite woman athlete reveals a new strategy and gambles that the trend in hyper-feminism aspiration is more representative of their current female customer base.—
C200,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Summits between heads of state are high-stakes gambles to achieve breakthrough solutions.—
Celeste A. Wallander,
Foreign Affairs,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Congratulations to du Sautoy for being a good and patient explainer of history and an author of fantastic and fantastical speculations.—
Rebecca Coffey,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Similar speculations arose from the reveries of Russian philosopher Nikolai Fedorov.—
Thomas Moynihan,
Big Think,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Investors peg the chances of a quarter-point rate cut this month at about 90% and the odds of a half-point cut at nearly 10%, according to CME FedWatch Tool, a measure of market sentiment.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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Former Brevard County School Board Member Jennifer Jenkins is launching a longshot Democratic bid for Marco Rubio’s former Senate seat — and hoping the polarizing prospect of bringing independents into the party’s primary will strengthen her chances.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Crapshoots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crapshoots. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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