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Recent Examples of long shot
Why lose them for nothing when the playoffs are a long shot even with them?
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Aaron Gleeman, New York Times, 10 July 2025
Most of all, though, the cost-per-gig calculus here makes this our favorite performance-minded external-SSD choice for this Prime Day, by a long shot.
—PC Magazine, 10 July 2025
But even while reviews for F1 have been overwhelmingly positive and the two-and-a-half-hour race thriller is predicted to top all other wide-release movies this weekend, pulling in somewhere between $45 million and $55 million domestically, profitability remains something of a long shot.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 27 June 2025
That will likely be a long shot but the Season 1 finale did open a possibility for Larracuente’s Officer Alex Diaz to depart.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 25 June 2025
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Aaron Gleeman, New York Times, 10 July 2025
Most of all, though, the cost-per-gig calculus here makes this our favorite performance-minded external-SSD choice for this Prime Day, by a long shot.
—PC Magazine, 10 July 2025
But even while reviews for F1 have been overwhelmingly positive and the two-and-a-half-hour race thriller is predicted to top all other wide-release movies this weekend, pulling in somewhere between $45 million and $55 million domestically, profitability remains something of a long shot.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 27 June 2025
That will likely be a long shot but the Season 1 finale did open a possibility for Larracuente’s Officer Alex Diaz to depart.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for long shot
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After nearly reaching the Super Bowl last season, Washington is now viewed as a dark horse contender in the NFC.—
Kevin McCormick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 July 2025
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Take one quarter of the women’s draw, where only two of the eight remaining players are seeded – a golden opportunity for a dark horse to reach a semifinal or beyond.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
4 July 2025
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Amenities: Free on-site parking, restaurant, rooftop bar, gym, pool and kid’s pool, beach access, dedicated kid’s play area Editor’s tip: Don’t miss the sourdough breads and pastries baked fresh every morning courtesy of the hotel’s new bakery in town, Red Jane.—
Monica Mendal,
Vogue,
15 July 2025
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In an interview, Missouri State senior associate athletic director Casey Hunt made no bones about the fact that the stunt/A&T twofer was a gender-equity play, noting the relatively low cost and high roster capacity of both sports, especially post-House.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
14 July 2025
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In a country created to vouchsafe the safety and liberty of a people persecuted for centuries, the security collapse remains a source of trauma and shame.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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Padres pitchers aren’t allowed that liberty on many nights.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 July 2025
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“Long shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long%20shot. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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