as in tie
a situation in which neither participant in a contest, competition, or struggle comes out ahead of the other
the horses crossed the finish line in a dead heat
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Learn more about golf rules, match-ups, futures and dead heats while also evaluating golf odds and adjustments including live betting during events.
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Jay Ginsbach, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Ecuador holds a runoff presidential election on Sunday, and the race is in a dead heat as voters decide which candidate can better address the violence that drug trafficking has unleashed on the country.
—Genevieve Glatsky, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
But the top two candidates who may fill the District 2 Oakland City Council seat — which spans Chinatown, Jack London Square and areas near Lake Merritt, including the Eastlake and San Antonio neighborhoods — appear locked in a dead heat.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2025
Thursday Learn more about golf rules, match-ups, futures and dead heats while also evaluating golf odds and adjustments including live betting during events.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
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Jay Ginsbach, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Ecuador holds a runoff presidential election on Sunday, and the race is in a dead heat as voters decide which candidate can better address the violence that drug trafficking has unleashed on the country.
—Genevieve Glatsky, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
But the top two candidates who may fill the District 2 Oakland City Council seat — which spans Chinatown, Jack London Square and areas near Lake Merritt, including the Eastlake and San Antonio neighborhoods — appear locked in a dead heat.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2025
Thursday Learn more about golf rules, match-ups, futures and dead heats while also evaluating golf odds and adjustments including live betting during events.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dead heat
Noun
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In recent years, a string of high-profile officials, oligarchs, and business leaders with close Kremlin ties have died under mysterious or violent circumstances.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
7 July 2025
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And in the spirit of Texas, it’s got a lot of features that proudly display its ties to the longhorn state.—
Karl Brauer,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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Island Pier is uniquely positioned to benefit from a similar ecotourism draw.—
Joe Sills,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Meslier’s errors in the March 29 draw with Swansea City proved to be the final straw for the manager, but the Frenchman is understood to have held his hands up post-match.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
30 June 2025
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