PHOTO FINISH Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

photo finish

noun

Definition of photo finish

as in thriller

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as in dead heat

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Recent Examples of photo finish This is a very similar route to stage 11 from the 2024 Tour de France, won by Vingegaard in a photo finish ahead of Pogačar. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 1 July 2026 In speedskating, the Netherlands’ Xandra Velzeboer won gold in the women’s 500-meter final, and her countryman Jens van ’t Wout won gold in the men’s 1,000 meters in a thrilling photo finish. — The Sports Desk, NBC news, 12 Feb. 2026 From photo finishes to unlikely championships, here’s a look at five key storylines from Thursday and what’s ahead at the 106th CIF State Championships meet at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Clovis. — Gqlshare, Daily News, 22 May 2026 Wednesday's episode of the long-running primetime game show came down to a photo finish between returning champion Dan Laine from Jersey City, AJ Maroney from Boston, and Katelyn Mueller-McLean from San Francisco. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for photo finish

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Noun

Readers can’t seem to get enough of thrillers and mysteries, and there’s no shortage of writers eager to deliver them.

— Suzanne Van Atten, AJC.com, 5 July 2026
Obsession, the blockbuster horror thriller starring Inde Navarrette and Michael Johnston, hit another major box office milestone over the weekend.

— Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

Definition of thriller

Noun

The 39-year-old has led Argentina to the World Cup’s round of 16 and his seven goals have put him in a dead heat with Norway’s Erling Haaland and France’s Kylian Mbappé for the Golden Boot trophy.

— Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 7 July 2026
True to historic form, in those eight races, the post-time favorite was victorious three times with one of those being a dead heat in the Kelso Stakes between favored Zulu Kingdom and 8 to 1 shot Mi Bago.

— Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

Definition of dead heat

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In Hokum, the Cork native transports viewers to Ireland’s remote and possibly haunted Bilberry Woods Hotel alongside prickly American author Ohm Baumann (Adam Scott) for a good ol' fashioned hair-raiser of a ghost story.

— Megan McCluskey, Time, 4 May 2026
The streamer has a deep bench of horror films from all eras of cinema among its offerings, from influential classics like Nosferatu (1922) to newer hair-raisers like Possessor (2020), and all kinds of thrillers and chillers in between.

— Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026

Definition of hair-raiser

Noun

Both teams will look to win the rubber game on Thursday afternoon.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026
The Cohesion 18 sneakers are outfitted with a thick, supportive sole that absorbs impact and offers stability, a rubber outsole for traction, and a sockliner to prevent friction burn and blisters.

— Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026

Definition of rubber

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There is no sudden death or golden goal at the World Cup, which means the full extra-time period will be played no matter how many goals are scored.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 30 June 2026
Paraguay then had two opportunities to win it but Antonio Sanabria (wide) and Fabian Balbuena (saved by Manuel Neuer) missed back-to-back penalties to take it to sudden death.

— Elias Burke, New York Times, 30 June 2026

Definition of sudden death

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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
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

Definition of suspenser

Noun

Collins won a runoff primary election in June against former college football coach Derek Dooley, shortly after getting an official endorsement from the president.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 7 July 2026
After the runoff election, a European Union observer mission praised the transparency and efficiency of the vote-counting process.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 July 2026