plural tiebreaks
: an additional contest or period of play used to select a winner when a competition or part of a competition ends in a tie : tiebreaker
a tennis tiebreak
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The American won the fourth set tiebreak 18-16 before Borg went on to win the five-set epic.
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Reuters, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
Voters also love Sterling K. Brown, so his role in Paradise could be the tiebreak if things get too close between Scott and Wyle.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Krejčíková hung in, saved more match points and won the tiebreak to take the match into a third set.
—The Athletic Tennis Staff, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
As a result, the Bills earned a big win over a conference rival that is likely to have tiebreak implications come playoff time.
—Michael Hurley, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
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Reuters, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
Voters also love Sterling K. Brown, so his role in Paradise could be the tiebreak if things get too close between Scott and Wyle.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Krejčíková hung in, saved more match points and won the tiebreak to take the match into a third set.
—The Athletic Tennis Staff, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
As a result, the Bills earned a big win over a conference rival that is likely to have tiebreak implications come playoff time.
—Michael Hurley, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tiebreak
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“Tiebreak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tiebreak. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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