as in gamble
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 crapshoot
Ravens-Bills was a crapshoot; still think the better team lost.
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
Hungry programs, big matchups -- and not a top four seed among ’em, verifying the crapshoot of rankings.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2025
Fall in Arkansas is always a little bit of a crapshoot.
—Seth Eli Barlow, arkansasonline.com, 29 Oct. 2024
The postseason is normally a crapshoot, evidenced by the 100-plus win Orioles, Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves all losing in the division series last year.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2024
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
Hungry programs, big matchups -- and not a top four seed among ’em, verifying the crapshoot of rankings.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2025
Fall in Arkansas is always a little bit of a crapshoot.
—Seth Eli Barlow, arkansasonline.com, 29 Oct. 2024
The postseason is normally a crapshoot, evidenced by the 100-plus win Orioles, Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves all losing in the division series last year.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crapshoot
Noun
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The gamble on Cava is Shaich’s most lucrative to date.—
Jemima McEvoy,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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In Pascal’s case, the Emmy campaign represents either an audacious strategy or a significant gamble.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
28 May 2025
Noun
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But, to say nothing of family ties, what’s an employee-employer relationship in a venture without revenue?—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
8 June 2025
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The Indonesian immigrant, former figure skater and early Facebook investor is America’s first and only billionaire female venture capitalist.—
Phoebe Liu,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Warner’s move is likely to spur new speculation about potential consolidation in the media sector.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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When Elon Musk attached himself to Trump during Trump’s presidential transition last fall, there was great speculation that these two massive egos would, eventually, clash and that their strategic partnership would flame out spectacularly.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
6 June 2025
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“Crapshoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crapshoot. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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