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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Alcaraz will be having visions of the two forehands Djokovic unleashed in the decisive tiebreak at the Olympics with the gold medal on the line.
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Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
Medvedev broke back immediately, and a 10-point tiebreak was ultimately needed to separate the two players.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 16 Jan. 2025
Boulter made 75 unforced errors, completely capitulated in the second set and let a 6-2 match tiebreak situation end up with an 8-10 reverse.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
The Bills are two games behind the 12-1 Kansas City Chiefs but hold the tiebreak over the reigning Super Bowl champions.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
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Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
Medvedev broke back immediately, and a 10-point tiebreak was ultimately needed to separate the two players.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 16 Jan. 2025
Boulter made 75 unforced errors, completely capitulated in the second set and let a 6-2 match tiebreak situation end up with an 8-10 reverse.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
The Bills are two games behind the 12-1 Kansas City Chiefs but hold the tiebreak over the reigning Super Bowl champions.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Tiebreak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tiebreak. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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