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Recent Examples of handicapper
Instead of working with the best of the best, Haney now instructs amateur players of all ages and abilities, ranging from low handicappers to the dreamer who just wants to break 90.
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Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Top political handicappers tweak their predictions Los Tigres del Norte has been outspoken in championing the rights of Latinos and immigrants living in the United States.
—Rafael Carranza, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
The Cook Political Report, a nonpartisan election handicapper, calls this year’s election a toss-up.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2024
The election handicapper rated the race as one of just three 2026 Senate toss-ups.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 11 Mar. 2025
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Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Top political handicappers tweak their predictions Los Tigres del Norte has been outspoken in championing the rights of Latinos and immigrants living in the United States.
—Rafael Carranza, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
The Cook Political Report, a nonpartisan election handicapper, calls this year’s election a toss-up.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2024
The election handicapper rated the race as one of just three 2026 Senate toss-ups.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handicapper
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Officers with the Fort Worth Police Department responded on Tuesday to a residence on 9900 block of Farmers Branch Street, after an anonymous tipster alerted them to a disturbing image that appeared to show a woman covered in blood.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
23 Apr. 2025
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Anonymous tipsters can contact police at 1-866-60-CRIME or go to stancrimetips.org.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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While odds reflect bookmakers’ careful analysis of league stats, headlines, history and player analytics, the sway of public opinion can move betting lines, too, and Clark is like a public-opinion gravity field.—
Hannah Vanbiber,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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Tagle, 67, along with Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin, 70, is one of two favorites, according to several bookmakers, including the UK's William Hill.—
Hannah Parry
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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The speculator fell into debt; the author bailed him out.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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While sentiment and institutional positioning remain negative enough to support the market, already the fast-money speculators were re-activated by the multi-day surge last week.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
26 Apr. 2025
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But are oddsmakers giving too little respect to three-time MVP Nikola Jokic and a Nuggets team that raised the Larry O'Brien Trophy in 2023?—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 May 2025
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The oddsmakers are giving Toronto a nearly 80 percent chance of moving on to Round 2, even after this latest faceplant.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 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 Jun. 2025.
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