horse race

noun

Definition of horse racenext
1
as in ball game

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2
as in photo finish

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  1. ball game
  2. photo finish
  3. toss-up
  4. confrontation
  5. war
  6. duel
  7. combat
  8. contention
Noun
  • That was the ball game, as Desmond Ridder replaced O’Connell, and the Buccaneers scored two touchdowns late when the defense ran out of gas.
    Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
  • That's the ball game and that's what the Harris campaign is doing.
    ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2024
Definition of ball game
Noun
  • In the men’s 100-meter final, Noah Lyles and six other runners were involved in a photo finish — 0.09 seconds separated Lyles from seventh place.
    The Athletic Staff, The Athletic, 11 Aug. 2024
  • May 4 - Mystik Dan wins the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby in a dramatic photo finish.
    CNN, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of photo finish
Noun
  • While the women’s WarGames match is genuinely a toss-up as to which side will emerge with a victory, Stratton best fits the bill as a borderline top star who really needs a marquee victory to catapult her to the next level.
    Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Both districts were considered two of the most competitive races of the 2024 cycle and were both rated as toss-ups by the nonpartisan Cook Political Report.
    Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of toss-up
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  • The camera was quickly turned off, but Mason’s indelible memory of that confrontation lives on, not only in his mind but also in the new movie September 5, in limited theaters Dec. 13.
    Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
  • For those families who consider gift giving a nonnegotiable aspect of the holidays, Ward encourages people to buy something small to avoid confrontations.
    Julianna Bragg, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of confrontation
Noun
  • Presidents have tapped the stockpile to calm oil markets during war or when hurricanes hit oil infrastructure along the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
    Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Lisa Pauline Mattackal, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
  • There’s little that Russia’s central bank can do to tackle inflation— and the ruble’s deterioration — while the war continues, according to analysts Alexandra Prokopenko and Alexander Kolyandr.
    Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of war
Noun
  • The bouts were true Mexican boxing classics that left both fighters physically scarred, as neither of them was the same after those three duels in the span of a year.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai is challenging Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to an AI duel.
    Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of duel
Noun
  • Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh told reporters this week that Pyongyang's troops were ready to fight in Kursk but had not yet taken part in combat operations.
    Brendan Cole, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
  • But not in the military, especially in combat units.
    James LaPorta, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of combat
Noun
  • Week 15 saw the number of teams that have qualified for the playoffs increase to seven, while two more were cut out of contention.
    Sam Joseph, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Trump announced that the Republican Party would aim to eliminate the practice of changing the time, which has been a topic of bipartisan contention for years.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of contention
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