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dark horse

noun as in remote possibility

Strongest matches

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At the start of the season, we said on The Whole 10 Yards that Denver could be this season's dark horses.

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The Denver Broncos went from dark horses to headline-makers thanks to a superb comeback win against Super Bowl champions the Eagles, before hopping on a plane for Sunday's game in London.

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Another of the league's top 10 - Denver cornerback Patrick Surtain II - then comes to town, along with two of this season's dark horses for the Super Bowl and a rookie dubbed an NFL 'unicorn'.

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The medical drama entered the night as a dark horse contender, with many predicting Apple TV+‘s “Severance” would win the category.

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Are the Denver Broncos this season's dark horses?

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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