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Recent Examples of photo finish
Fords make up nine of the first 10 starting positions for the Cup Series race at the track that produced an epic three-wide photo finish a season ago.
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Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 23 Feb. 2025
From the thrilling photo finish at Churchill Downs that captured Mystik Dan winning the historic 150th Kentucky Derby to Tiger Woods and Scottie Scheffler gracing Valhalla Golf Club for the 106th PGA Championship.
—Staff, The Courier-Journal, 31 Dec. 2024
Last year, Blaney nearly won this race, only to lose in a photo finish to Suarez.
—Jeff Gluck, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
Just 26, Cindric won the second Daytona duel Thursday night in a photo finish and will sit on the front row to start Sunday’s race.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2025
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Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 23 Feb. 2025
From the thrilling photo finish at Churchill Downs that captured Mystik Dan winning the historic 150th Kentucky Derby to Tiger Woods and Scottie Scheffler gracing Valhalla Golf Club for the 106th PGA Championship.
—Staff, The Courier-Journal, 31 Dec. 2024
Last year, Blaney nearly won this race, only to lose in a photo finish to Suarez.
—Jeff Gluck, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
Just 26, Cindric won the second Daytona duel Thursday night in a photo finish and will sit on the front row to start Sunday’s race.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for photo finish
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While speaking to Esquire as part of the publication’s For the Record video series, actor Kevin Bacon revealed that a shower scene featuring a kiss between him and actor Matt Dillon was cut from the 1998 erotic thriller.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
7 Apr. 2025
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Animals will mark Affleck's second consecutive collaboration with Netflix after RIP, the crime thriller he and longtime friend Damon, 54, will star in for the streaming service later this year.—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Canadians will vote on April 28 in a race that right now has the Liberals and the Conservatives in a dead heat.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
24 Mar. 2025
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Polls show the race between the Vice President and Donald Trump is more or less a dead heat across the seven key battleground states.—
Charlotte Alter,
TIME,
5 Nov. 2024
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The sleek all-black upper, paired with black rubber pods on the outsole, embodies the sultry and timeless appeal of a black shoe versatile enough to be worn anywhere.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Lipa also forwent rubber flip-flops for a more avant-garde shoe—a pair of Maison Margiela Tabi ballet flats, one of the most polarizing silhouettes in the designer footwear world, thanks to that saucy split-toe detail.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
27 Mar. 2025
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Four years earlier, in 2020, Peters won reelection in a squeaker of his own, defeating Republican John James (now a House member) by 1.7 points.—
Geoffrey Skelley,
ABC News,
5 Feb. 2025
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He'll occasionally get beat under his arms and let a squeaker in but Dobes checks a ton of boxes and has moved his projection from a No. 2/3 to a No. 1B/2 with the consistency of his play over the years and his strong early showings in the NHL.—
Scott Wheeler,
The Athletic,
12 Feb. 2025
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Maloney, 52, was on the City Council before being appointed mayor in 2015 following the sudden death of then-Mayor David Schmidt.—
Elizabeth Owens-Schiele,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2025
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Costa Rican Judicial Investigations Police confirmed to PEOPLE that Miller's body was released to his parents by the local medical examiner's office on Wednesday, March 26, following his sudden death while the family was vacationing at the Arenas Del Mar Beachfront & Rainforest Resort.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Directed by Nelicia Low, the suspenser follows a young fencer struggling with keeping his secret crush on a fellow fencer from his homophobic mother.—
Vivienne Chow,
Variety,
17 May 2022
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On the other hand, the story introduces fictional characters and elements that give it the air of a suspenser, exactly the sort for which Harris is so popular.—
Frank Scheck,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Jan. 2022
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Luke Letlow died from complications from COVID-19 in December 2020, weeks after winning a runoff election and days before he was set to be sworn into office.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Apr. 2025
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The progressive labor juggernaut was the biggest financier of Johnson’s 2023 mayoral bid, with about $5.4 million from CTU and its affiliates pouring into his campaign leading up to the April runoff.—
Gregory Royal Pratt,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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The Pennsylvania Regional stands out as a potential nail-biter.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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The first four games of the NCAA college basketball tournament kicked off Tuesday night with a nail-biter between Alabama State and Saint Francis (Pa.).—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Photo finish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/photo%20finish. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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