toss-up

noun

Definition of toss-upnext
as in horse race

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Recent Examples of toss-up The University of Virginia Center for Politics rates the general election in his district as a toss-up. — Caroline Linton, CBS News, 11 June 2026 While other states have more flippable seats on the ballot — California has five potential pickup opportunities — Pennsylvania has the most toss-up races of any state, according to the nonpartisan Cook Political Report. — Julia Terruso, Time, 23 June 2026 Kean will face Democrat Rebecca Bennett, a former Navy helicopter pilot, in November for New Jersey's 7th Congressional District, a toss-up district Democrats hope to flip. — Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 30 June 2026 Democrats' welcome news in Alaska Senate Democrats are rejoicing after the nonpartisan Cook Political Report officially shifted its outlook today for the Alaska Senate race from leaning Republican to a toss-up. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for toss-up
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  1. seesaw
  2. deadlock
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  • Some match the region of the equatorial Pacific where the El Niño/La Niña seesaw plays out, others point to an area just south of Greenland important to Atlantic Ocean circulation, and so on.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 8 June 2026
  • Renderings of the new park include several types of climbers, multiple slides, swings and a seesaw.
    — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
Definition of seesaw
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  • Balogun’s fancy footwork broke a scoreless deadlock 45 minutes into the action, booting a left-footed shot through the goalie’s outstretched legs.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
  • And finally, in the 71st minute, the Netherlands has broken the scoreless deadlock after a wild run that ended with Cody Gakpo's score.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 30 June 2026
Definition of deadlock

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