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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

That is where Gantz could emerge as a power broker — and even an unlikely winner.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 26, 2022

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

It was an incredible match in which Andy Rose scored an unlikely winner against a 10-man RSL in the last minute of stoppage time.

From The Guardian • Sep. 19, 2014

This week “The Voice” emerged as the unlikely winner of its own reality competition.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2012

unlikely winner

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