standoff
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4.7
- noun
- /ˈstændˌɔf/
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empate
- The final match ended in a standoff, with both teams scoring three goals each.
Examples
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Model #250 provides standoffs for PC-board mounting and can be used for wall mounting with knockouts in the case and cover.
Academic text (1994) -
And the Truman Doctrine, as I've already intimated, was revolved around militarizing the standoff with the Soviets in ways that can and didn't like.
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Looks like we got ourselves a standoff.
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In fact, the results on the ground were generally a standoff.
Academic text (1991) -
Newman sees the standoff as a business decision.
Blog text (12) -
It is a perfect standoff.
Fiction book (2001) -
When Peng and Hsu reached a standoff on 11 June, therefore, plans for the second stage were completed.
Academic text (1997) -
It's a standoff.
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This cut, known as the sequester, was mandated by an August 2011 budget deal between President Obama and Congress that ended the GOP standoff over raising the nation's debt limit.
Blog text (32) -
While the supply of raw materials is a zero-sum game and leads to a scarcity mentality, the wild card in wealth creation that breaks the zero-sum standoff is human ingenuity, allowing us to accomplish more and more with less and less.
Blog text (9)
Synonyms
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2.0
A situation in a game where two players or teams have the same score
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2.4
A game or contest that ends with an equal score
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6.3
A situation in a game or argument where no one can make progress
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6.7
A race result when two or more people finish exactly together
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Etymology
The word standoff comes from the parts stand and off, meaning 'stand apart' or 'stay away'. So in a game or contest a standoff is when both sides are equal and no one wins.