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too close to call

idiom

: too close to say who will win
The election is still too close to call.

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Morris County is part of a traditionally Republican state legislative district where liberal Democrat Marisa Sweeney and one of two incumbent Republicans are so close in the vote count that The Associated Press considers the race, which will have two winners, too close to call. Maya Sweedler, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2025 James Savage was leading in the race for an unexpired term, but Rodolfo Arevalo, who ran for two city council seats then launched a write-in campaign for mayor, trailed Savage by just six votes, so the race was too close to call. The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025 Democratic candidate Jay Jones and Republican incumbent Jason Miyares are locked in a tight race to win the attorney general race in Virginia and the race looks too close to call, the latest polls indicate. Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025 On the other side of the Valley, residents of Avondale were opposing their two bonds and early results were too close to call, while Glendale's two bonds had mixed results by slim margins. Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 4 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for too close to call

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“Too close to call.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/too%20close%20to%20call. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

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