STALKING HORSE Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

stalking horse

noun

Definition of stalking horse

as in dark horse

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Recent Examples of stalking horse The stalking horse bid is subject to better offers should any materialize in the coming weeks. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025 Now Lugano is going through Chapter 11 proceedings with jewelry specialist Enhanced Retail Funding standing as the stalking horse bidder to own the business afterward. — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 17 Nov. 2025 Records show Indicate Capital submitted stalking horse bids multiple times in recent weeks, only to pull them and ask that an auction be pushed two weeks out. — Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025 The stalking horse bid, which sets a price floor for the assets, will be tested at auction. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for stalking horse

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Noun

Could the South Carolina Gamecocks be a dark horse to crash the College Football Playoff?

— Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Iamaleava could have allowed the disparagement to compound, but the starting signal-caller is using it as fuel for a 2026 season where many have the Bruins painted as a potential dark horse.

— Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of dark horse

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The rear spoiler will be reduced from seven inches to four, allowing for a three-mph increase despite a reduction in horsepower from 510 to 465.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026
While Rodriguez and others accuse Florida Power & Light, the state’s largest utility, of funneling money to help the spoiler candidate, the organization has denied any involvement.

— Romy Ellenbogen Herald, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026

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Two healthy scratches may come from this group — Alexander and Jamison-Travis would be candidates as the roster stands now.

— Dan Duggan, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Linney’s Guardian tries to draw out some resentment from her new candidate, but John expresses (or feigns) sympathy for Hal, who was betrayed by his father figure Sinestro, an experience John likens to his own complicated upbringing.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026

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