LONG SHOT Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

long shot

noun

Definition of long shot

as in dark horse

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sure thing

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Recent Examples of long shot But wrangling leaders in both countries to take action could be a long shot. — Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 29 Sep. 2026 The goal of keeping Democratic Senate seats and flipping four GOP seats once felt like a long shot. — Ben Binday, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2026 Some cold cases do eventually thaw…the result of a crisis of conscience or a dying declaration, but in the case of Shergar, sure seems like a long shot. — Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026 Sorsby’s court fight against the NCAA feels like a long shot. — Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for long shot

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Noun

The real tests are here Miami has already beaten a Wake Forest team that is looking like a dark horse team in the ACC and easily handled Clemson, which is on the downswing but has been one of the league’s top teams for the better part of the decade.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
Leaving no pizza stone unturned, the results usually shake out as a healthy mix of the usual suspects and the odd dark horse, with the number one spot on the 2026 list snatched by a first-time world champion in West London.

— Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of dark horse

Noun

Major reports about its immigration actions and pay-for-play operations have gotten significant airtime on the network and praise from Weiss.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Armstrong, appearing in his first NFL game as a rookie out of Cincinnati, hauled in a catch with an athletic play over the middle for 13 yards and a first down.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2026

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All year long, there’s been a lot of bellyaching over the creative liberties that Christopher Nolan (The Odyssey), Zach Cregger (Resident Evil) and the Lanterns team took with their respective adaptations.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
More broadly, expanding religious-liberty projections may increasingly come into tension with governmental efforts to enforce civil rights protections.

— Preston Green III, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026

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