dead heat
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- noun
- /dɛd hiːt/
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- Last January, polls showed Obama and Romney in a statistical dead heat within a point or two of each other.
- dead heat race
- dead heat in polls
- a virtual dead heat
There is a dead heat race to get to Mama first.
- There is a dead heat race to get to Mama first.
Examples
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Our top story tonight, just-released polls have incumbent Mayor Don Mitchell, Jr. and 28-year-old grassroots challenger Bella Real in a dead heat.
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With just five days before the election, polls show the race is a dead heat.
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With every state but New Mexico reporting... we're now in a dead heat for the American presidency.
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Now, he and Vice President Lewis are in a statistical dead heat.
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The national polls show a dead heat, and that is unlikely to change, even after Monday night's debate.
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The latest polls show a dead heat, with Romney gaining a slight edge.
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Heather Irmiger, of Boulder, CO, and Mackenzie Woodring, of Belmont, MI, finished in a dead heat for third place.
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The latest polls show a dead heat in the governor's race, with both candidates receiving equal support.
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After a tense race, the competition ended in a dead heat, leaving both teams wondering who would take the victory.
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In the final moments of the race, it became clear that the leading runners were in a dead heat, unable to determine a winner.
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
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The idiom dead heat comes from old horse racing: a heat was a 'race' and dead was used to mean perfectly even. If two horses crossed the line side by side, judges called it a dead heat, so today the phrase means 'a tie' in a race or competition.