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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
Noun
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Kennedy, Lance and Truman – statuesque, dark horses – poked their heads between steel bars, eyes wide.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA Today,
27 May 2025
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But the primary still years away, meaning a dark horse candidate like Beshear could still break through.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
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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That was followed by Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) by Washington D.C., which offers 43 restaurants to choose from, one play area, five breastfeeding stations, and rentable strollers.—
Opheli Garcia Lawler,
Travel + Leisure,
14 July 2025
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That same spirit — to broaden our embrace of liberty with each generation — has marked the arc of American progress.—
Sam Raus,
Oc Register,
13 July 2025
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These actions seek to undermine the very fabric of the democracy on which the Council of Europe and its member States are founded by their destruction of individual freedoms, their suppression of political liberties and their blatant disregard for the rule of law.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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“Long shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long%20shot. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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