Synonyms for long shot
long shot

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1. long shotnoun

   Synonyms:
   wide shot, establishing shot

Princeton's WordNet

1. long shotnoun

   a venture that involves great risk but promises great rewards

2. long shotnoun

   a contestant that is unlikely to win

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1. • Contestant
   • Gamble

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1. Marina Pacheco:

   I think it was a bit of a long shot -- it looks like it tried to grab the neck of the woodpecker to break it, i think that it probably doesn't have a big enough jaw to bite through the spine of the woodpecker.

2. President Barack Obama:

   I think Bernie came in with the luxury of being a complete long shot and just letting loose, i think Hillary came in with the both privilege and burden of being perceived as the front-runner.

3. Roger Federer:

   He definitely crossed the line by a long shot, we're not used to that kind of talk in tennis. It's normal that the tour comes down hard on him and explains to him that it's not the way forward.

4. Anthony Carrigan:

   I completely disregarded [ a nomination ] as a possibility, i just considered it to be such a long shot... It was actually Bill who texted me. I was in my hotel room getting ready to go to set for' Bill Ted 3, and Bill texted me,' Congrats, dude.' That's it -- no exclamation point, no nothing. I was like,' On what ? Did the show get nominated ?' And he said,' You got nominated,' So that was a really, really cool moment. And I just kind of had to stare at the floor for a few minutes.

5. Charlie Chaplin:

   Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.