Dark-horse

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of darkhorse. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable

    "On December 7, 2015, Donald Trump, then a dark-horse candidate for the Republican Presidential nomination, used his Facebook page to promote a press release."

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"On December 7, 2015, Donald Trump, then a dark-horse candidate for the Republican Presidential nomination, used his Facebook page to promote a press release."

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