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shot at

NOUN

likelihood

Synonyms

STRONGEST

possibility probability prospect tendency trend

STRONG

direction liability likeliness plausibility presumption reasonableness toss-up

WEAK

coin flip even break fair shake fifty-fifty fighting chance good chance long shot outside chance strong possibility

Antonyms

STRONGEST

unlikelihood

Example Sentences

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"Not getting too ahead of myself. Not looking at the leaderboard, seeing what other people were doing. It was just a shot at a time."

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Damodaran also is taking a shot at those who complain about the stretched valuation metrics.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

And instead of toiling away for a moribund franchise, Garrett will now have a shot at a Super Bowl.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Well, those three first-rounders should be much more valuable if other teams are disincentivized to trade their first-rounders, seeing how even middle-of-the-pack teams will have a shot at winning the lottery.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Now that I’m in this pageant, maybe I have a real shot at wearing something in style.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles

shot at

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