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unlikely winner

NOUN

dark horse

Synonyms

STRONGEST

also-ran long shot sleeper underdog

WEAK

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

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Meta chief A.I. scientist Yann LeCun is already endorsing the case that his team’s open-source focus will make it an unlikely winner.

From Slate • Nov. 22, 2023

Ewan McGregor’s performance in Fargo passed many people by and would be an unlikely winner, which leaves us with The Night Of’s double act.

From The Guardian • Sep. 15, 2017

Boasts some decent form, but much of that is from three years ago and seems an unlikely winner having been pulled up on all of his past three starts.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2017

Another unlikely winner in the first week of the postseason: Ned Yost, the manager of the Kansas City Royals.

From New York Times • Oct. 4, 2014

But given the Jamaicans' dominance in the event and Jeter's history of not coming through in big races, she seemed like an unlikely winner.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2011

unlikely winner

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