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
  • According to an affidavit, law enforcement officials believe Tuz-Noh has ties to a drug trafficking organization.
    — City News Service, Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Isa, who has served as a diplomat at the Japanese Embassy in China, wrote on X earlier this month that bilateral ties have sunk to their worst since the 1972 normalization of relations.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of ties
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  • The loss ended a four-game streak of draws for Angel City (7-6-7).
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The deterioration in DeepMind’s talent flows coincided with the lab tightening its publication rules, Hurd said, something that Zeki researchers say may have weakened one of the lab’s most important draws for research-minded staff.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 27 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 31 Aug. 2026.

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