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as in stalking horse
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Recent Examples of dark horse
Could Apple’s new AI capabilities perhaps be a looming, bandwidth-consuming dark horse?
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IEEE Spectrum, 9 Feb. 2025
Jon Heyman of the New York Post recently suggested a dark horse National League team could emerge in the Alonso sweepstakes.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Walter Salles’ potent film has been considered an awards season dark horse but only managed to get one nomination today, in the Film Not In The English Language category.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
My dark horse pick is the new effort from LOW-RES, out of Stockholm, packed with stellar collaborators and psychedelic noise.
—Rolling Stone, 28 Dec. 2024
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IEEE Spectrum, 9 Feb. 2025
Jon Heyman of the New York Post recently suggested a dark horse National League team could emerge in the Alonso sweepstakes.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Walter Salles’ potent film has been considered an awards season dark horse but only managed to get one nomination today, in the Film Not In The English Language category.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
My dark horse pick is the new effort from LOW-RES, out of Stockholm, packed with stellar collaborators and psychedelic noise.
—Rolling Stone, 28 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dark horse
Noun
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In this scenario, the stalking horse bidder, Gordon Brothers Retail Partners, would set the floor for the auction process.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA TODAY,
16 Jan. 2025
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Gordon Brothers Retail Partners, which recently bought much of Big Lots, is the stalking horse bidder at an undisclosed price.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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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Between the courts taking forever, the Potawatomi taking advantage and Waukegan taking dunce lessons, the Full House development was starting to look like a long shot.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Have warm feelings toward Copenhagen’s favorite son, Hans Christian Andersen, and his little tales about lovelorn mermaids and ugly ducklings?—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2025
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Soon, throughout Plains, residents displayed campaign-style signs, in familiar Carter green, in support of their favorite son.—
Bill Marsh,
New York Times,
31 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Baltimore will be one of the favorites again next season and could offer Slay a real chance to win again.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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And Mikey Madison provided a genuine surprise, topping Demi Moore (the heavy favorite) and Fernanda Torres (the sleeper pick), to win Best Actress.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In fact, research shows that companies putting talent at the heart of their business strategy achieve higher total shareholder returns than their competitors.—
Sherzod Odilov,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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Plus, the restaurant category notoriously lacks brand loyalty — customers are just as happy to try out a competitor with a better deal or an enticing new menu option if their go-to restaurant’s options feel stale.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Fights like that, which for years proved almost impossible to negotiate, have taken place thanks to the millions of dollars put on the table by Turki al-Sheikh, a government official with close ties to the kingdom’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman.—
Tariq Panja,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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Under Bill’s leadership, the foundation inked a deal in Saudi Arabia last November to partner with the country’s crown prince, Mohammad Bin Salman, on a new program of up to $2.5 billion to support nonprofits.—
Forbes Wealth Team,
Forbes,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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So at the end of the day, the biggest challenge for us is to figure out whether a contestant is really genuine.—
Lily Ford,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Feb. 2025
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What's happening: The Royal Sonesta asked me to be one of four contestants for Greasing of the Poles.—
Chelsea Brasted,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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After several years of requiring visitors to obtain highly coveted advance reservations during peak seasons, this popular California park, which routinely hosts more than half a million people per month during the summer, is indefinitely suspending its timed entry system.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
4 Mar. 2025
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Traffic is at a standstill on the way to an entry point, and Trent stops by a couple’s car and asks for their IDs.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Dark horse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dark%20horse. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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