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outside shot

NOUN

dark horse

Synonyms

STRONGEST

also-ran long shot sleeper underdog

WEAK

hundred-to-one shot improbability little chance little opportunity outside chance poor bet poor lookout poor possibility poor prognosis poor prospect slim chance small chance stalking horse unexpected winner unknown unknown quantity unlikelihood unlikely winner upsetter

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Piastri, who led the standings longer than anyone else this season, was still in with an outside shot and had no intention of simply rolling over.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

Obviously, I also know that it's a bit of an outside shot.

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2025

Last year they had an outside shot in France, but really it was Ireland's title.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2025

Watkins had yet to fully unlock her own outside shot through three games heading into Friday.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2024

It was then that I would feel a pressure to give in, to let a rebound go over my head, to take the outside shot when I knew I had to take the ball inside.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers

outside shot

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