dead heats

noun

plural of dead heat
as in ties
a situation in which neither participant in a contest, competition, or struggle comes out ahead of the other the horses crossed the finish line in a dead heat

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  1. ties
  2. draws
Noun
  • The State Ethics Commission on Monday overruled an administrative law judge who found that two Republican groups with ties to the defunct First Liberty Building & Loan did not violate campaign finance laws.
    — David Wickert, AJC.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The statues of Polyphemus, Scylla and Charybdis, and other figures from The Odyssey discovered in Tiberius’s villa attest to the area’s millennia-long ties to myths and legends.
    — Laura Itzkowitz, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of ties
Noun
  • By building up Fan Week with programming featuring popular stars in addition to the usual singles qualifying draws, the USTA is aiming to stretch what has traditionally been seen as a two-week event into three weeks.
    — Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Unlike wages and salaries to employees, draws do not lessen the amount of income subject to income or self-employment taxes.
    — AllBusiness, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of draws
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“Dead heats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dead%20heats. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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