too close to call

idiom

: too close to say who will win
The election is still too close to call.

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The week after the vote, the race was still too close to call, and Frisch and Boebert both attended the new-member orientation at the Capitol. Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025 The state has a slew of election laws that delay its results from being certified, especially when those races are already deemed too close to call. Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Nov. 2024 House Democrats postponed their caucus elections until Monday; at least two of their members’ races remained too close to call Friday morning. Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2024 Trump claimed Republicans had won Senate races in Nevada, Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, despite those contests still being too close to call. Brett Samuels, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for too close to call 

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“Too close to call.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/too%20close%20to%20call. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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