plural tiebreaks
: an additional contest or period of play used to select a winner when a competition or part of a competition ends in a tie : tiebreaker
a tennis tiebreak
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After blue-balling viewers, the men finally start playing solid tennis during the tiebreak.
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Tyler Foggatt, The New Yorker, 1 May 2024
The American team needed a decisive tiebreak in four of its five matches this week.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2024
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Tyler Foggatt, The New Yorker, 1 May 2024
The American team needed a decisive tiebreak in four of its five matches this week.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2024
See all Example Sentences for tiebreak
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“Tiebreak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tiebreak. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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