close/tight finish
noun
: an end of a race or contest in which the winner is ahead by a very small amount
The race had a close/tight finish.
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Battleground Arizona was the closest state in the 2020 election — President Joe Biden beat Trump by fewer than 11,000 votes — and the race is shaping up for another close finish next month.
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Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 6 Oct. 2024
The end of the event, the running portion of the triathlon, included a close finish that saw the U.S. narrowly edge out Great Britain for second place.
—Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Aug. 2024
Jim Hines wins the first semifinal in a tight finish with Ronny Ray Smith, becoming the first man to break the 10-second barrier.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
In a close finish, Mystik Dan won the Kentucky Derby by a mere horse's nostril over Sierra Leone.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 4 May 2024
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Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 6 Oct. 2024
The end of the event, the running portion of the triathlon, included a close finish that saw the U.S. narrowly edge out Great Britain for second place.
—Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Aug. 2024
Jim Hines wins the first semifinal in a tight finish with Ronny Ray Smith, becoming the first man to break the 10-second barrier.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
In a close finish, Mystik Dan won the Kentucky Derby by a mere horse's nostril over Sierra Leone.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 4 May 2024
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“Close/tight finish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%2Ftight%20finish. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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