toss-up

noun

ˈtȯs-ˌəp How to pronounce toss-up (audio)
ˈtäs-
Synonyms of toss-upnext
1
: something that offers no clear basis for choice
2
3
: an even chance

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Norms that are taken for granted in the NBA—including but not limited to playing in sizable arenas, getting decent locker rooms (or even simply getting a locker)—had been a toss-up in the WNBA over the years, varying from team to team. Yohana Desta, Vanity Fair, 7 May 2026 Race remains a toss-up The 2026 gubernatorial contest has been an undulating, unpredictable whirlwind. Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026 Forecasts rate Ohio's Senate race as a toss-up, and most surveys have it a dead heat. Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 6 May 2026 The nonpartisan Cook Political Report rates the race, one of the highest stakes of the 2026 midterms, as a toss-up. Brooke Migdon, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for toss-up

Word History

First Known Use

1812, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of toss-up was in 1812

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“Toss-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toss-up. Accessed 12 May. 2026.

Kids Definition

toss-up

noun
-ˌəp
: something that offers no clear choice
it's a toss-up who will win

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