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Recent Examples of long shot
Still, a potential postseason appearance looks to be a long shot unless the team can do the unprecedented.
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Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
His name will remain, as will fellow long shot candidate Jim Walden, who also suspended his campaign and last week endorsed Cuomo.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
Adams’ campaign was a long shot; the sitting mayor has spent much of his tenure since he was sworn in to run New York City in 2022 embroiled in controversy, most notably over his federal criminal indictment on bribery and conspiracy charges.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 28 Sep. 2025
Bill Ruger, the arms manufacturer, made a long shot at a kudu in northern Kenya on a mountain that was bare enough for sheep.
—Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2025
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Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
His name will remain, as will fellow long shot candidate Jim Walden, who also suspended his campaign and last week endorsed Cuomo.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
Adams’ campaign was a long shot; the sitting mayor has spent much of his tenure since he was sworn in to run New York City in 2022 embroiled in controversy, most notably over his federal criminal indictment on bribery and conspiracy charges.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 28 Sep. 2025
Bill Ruger, the arms manufacturer, made a long shot at a kudu in northern Kenya on a mountain that was bare enough for sheep.
—Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for long shot
Noun
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With the arrival of Flagg, the depth and continuity of their rotation and the elite playmaking of Davis and Irving, Smith believes the Mavericks could be a dark horse to compete for an NBA title.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Looking for a Group of 5 dark horse outside of the American?—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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Mikel Arteta’s side have converted 31 per cent of their open-play chances, an improvement on their rate at this stage last season (29 per cent from 17 big chances) and 2023-24 (18 per cent of 11).—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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The play focuses on the assassination of the title character by a conspiracy headed by Brutus and Cassius and the defeat of the conspirators in battle by Caesar’s successors, the triumvirate of Marc Antony, Octavian, and Lepidus.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In 2024, Republican challenger Evans signed the liberty pledge, and his Libertarian opponent dropped out.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
26 Oct. 2025
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Reagan believed, like Kennedy, Truman and Roosevelt, that America should promote human liberty.—
Kathleen Collins,
Twin Cities,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Long shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long%20shot. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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