stalking horse

noun

Definition of stalking horsenext
as in dark horse

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Recent Examples of stalking horse Now Lugano is going through Chapter 11 proceedings with jewelry specialist Enhanced Retail Funding standing as the stalking horse bidder to own the business afterward. — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 17 Nov. 2025 Records show Indicate Capital submitted stalking horse bids multiple times in recent weeks, only to pull them and ask that an auction be pushed two weeks out. — Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025 The stalking horse bid, which sets a price floor for the assets, will be tested at auction. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025 As the stalking horse, Gordon Brothers’ bid will set the base price for all subsequent potential bidders for the assets. — Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for stalking horse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stalking horse
  1. dark horse
  2. spoiler
  3. candidate
Noun
  • Daniel Jones is also noted as a dark horse for this significant award.
    — Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • The Senators became a real dark horse in the East last spring.
    — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Definition of dark horse
Noun
  • After Valkyrae asks whether his answer was a spoiler, Lacy seemingly tones down his enthusiasm for the character.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026
  • Because some of them are really spoilers; ‘Barry Dies’ is a real spoiler.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 23 July 2026
Definition of spoiler
Noun
  • But the learning curve was steep until new AI tools came along, said Murtaza Ali, a doctoral candidate at the University of Washington whose research focuses on computer science education.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • This was a love letter to the Shield that doubled as a match-of-the-year candidate.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of candidate

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