toss-up

noun

Definition of toss-upnext
as in horse race

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Recent Examples of toss-up That remains a toss-up, which few would have imagined at the start of this election season. — Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026 In both Michigan and Ohio, college and professional football have been a subplot of the toss-up Senate races in each state. — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 26 Oct. 2026 Leading national election forecasters have classified the Kansas Senate contest as a toss-up. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026 But in western North Carolina, an open congressional seat became a toss-up after the Republican incumbent withdrew from the race. — Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for toss-up
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  1. seesaw
  2. deadlock
Noun
  • When the counterweight drops, its momentum raises the other end of the seesaw, tossing the sling up in a big arc.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026
  • There was a big field behind the house with a playground, along the road each way were signs depicting kids on a seesaw.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of seesaw
Noun
  • The result could be another fragile coalition; an unlikely unity government between Netanyahu and Eisenkot; or a prolonged deadlock that sends Israelis back to the polls.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
  • This meant that the negotiating parties had reached a deadlock beyond which further discussion would be futile.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of deadlock

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