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dead heat

noun

Definition of dead heat

as in tie

a situation in which neither participant in a contest, competition, or struggle comes out ahead of the other the horses crossed the finish line in a dead heat

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Recent Examples of dead heat Thirty-one years later, another dazzling young Maverick finds himself in a ROY race dead heat with two weeks left in the regular season. — Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News, 28 Mar. 2026 Cornyn had been in a dead heat with Paxton as early voting got underway on Monday, and Cornyn came out slightly ahead when the two ran against each other in the March primary. — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 19 May 2026 The 18th triple dead heat in modern thoroughbred history takes place in the ninth race at Arlington International Racecourse. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026 The most expensive Republican primary for governor in Georgia history is still a dead heat despite a staggering avalanche of ad spending and one of the ugliest intraparty fights in recent memory. — Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 30 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dead heat

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Egypt defeated Australia 4-2 in a penalty-kick shootout Friday after the teams played to a 1-1 tie after 120 minutes in Arlington, Texas.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026
The former donned a long black coat over a matching shirt and tie, dark wash jeans and dress shoes, while the latter rocked a white tank top with light wash jeans and olive green boots.

— Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026

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After defeating Panama 1-0 in their first World Cup group-stage game, Ghana played to a scoreless draw with England before losing 2-1 to Croatia.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
Cape Verde made history on Friday, June 26, after playing Saudi Arabia to a 0-0 draw at Houston Stadium.

— Jaclyn Hendricks, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026

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