photo finish

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Recent Examples of photo finish Mystik Dan, a bay colt who last year’s race in a gut-churning and heart-pounding photo finish. Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 3 May 2025 Jeb Burton finished second at Talladega this Saturday as the NASCAR Xfinity Series driver fell short in a photo finish against Jesse Love and confirmed winner Austin Hill. Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Apr. 2025 But part one of that plan — moving the bill out of the House — will be a photo finish for Johnson. Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 11 Mar. 2025 That’s because his slam dunk captured the Nuggets to a series-tying Game 4 win in a photo finish, 101-99 over the Clippers, on Saturday. Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for photo finish
Recent Examples of Synonyms for photo finish
Noun
  • Set against a backdrop of music, madness and raw unpredictability of nature, the film follows a meet-cute that spirals into a survival thriller.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 July 2025
  • The film received the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films’ best thriller award in 2025, as well as the STIGES Film Festival Grand People’s Choice Award.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2025
Noun
  • In polls released this week, Earle-Sears and former Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger remain locked in a close race, continuing their dead heat of last year.
    Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Pennsylvania and Nevada were a dead heat in the final Five Thirty Eight polling averages; Michigan and Wisconsin finished with a single-point advantage for Harris; and Arizona and Georgia showed a slight edge for Trump.
    Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The festival features vendor booths, live music, Street Eats food court, a parade, informational booths, craft show, a beer tent, a Duck Derby rubber duck race and more.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 25 July 2025
  • The slip-ons have great arch support and anti-slip rubber outsoles for comfortable all-day wear.
    Emily Weaver, People.com, 25 July 2025
Noun
  • The San Diego City Council voted 6-3 on June 9 to approve trash fees for about 226,000 properties (almost entirely single-family homes) eligible for city service as part of Measure B, which was approved by voters by a squeaker margin of 50.5-49.5% in 2022.
    Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2025
  • Donald Trump covets a plane, Sean Combs craves baby oil, and Joe Biden regrets rien May 17, 2025 Reading Time: 4 minutes A squeaker.
    George Kalogerakis, Air Mail, 17 May 2025
Noun
  • The sudden death of a 54-year-old man who was on tour with Annabelle, said to be the world’s most haunted doll, is being mourned by the paranormal world.
    Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 15 July 2025
  • Quebrada’s upcoming film tells the story of a married woman, Cecilia, who faces silent grief after her lover’s sudden death, mourning in secret amid normal life.
    Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • Directed by Nelicia Low, the suspenser follows a young fencer struggling with keeping his secret crush on a fellow fencer from his homophobic mother.
    Vivienne Chow, Variety, 17 May 2022
  • On the other hand, the story introduces fictional characters and elements that give it the air of a suspenser, exactly the sort for which Harris is so popular.
    Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Jan. 2022
Noun
  • Marble dust and runoff from the mining process contaminates waterways and damages the land.
    Meara Sharma, The Dial, 22 July 2025
  • The park’s rules forbid touching the pools or runoff, and swimming or soaking yourself is absolutely forbidden.
    Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 21 July 2025
Noun
  • Locked in a nail-biter with just under two minutes to play, Taylor opted to heave a shot for the end zone.
    Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 19 July 2025
  • Not every movie needs to be a nail-biter, and not every plot needs to be engineered like a Maserati.
    Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2025

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“Photo finish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/photo%20finish. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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