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. —

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 See all Example Sentences for close/tight finish

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