PHOTO FINISH Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

photo finish

noun

Definition of photo finish

as in thriller

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as in dead heat

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Recent Examples of photo finish The race appears headed for a photo finish. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026 In speedskating, the Netherlands’ Xandra Velzeboer won gold in the women’s 500-meter final, and her countryman Jens van ’t Wout won gold in the men’s 1,000 meters in a thrilling photo finish. — The Sports Desk, NBC news, 12 Feb. 2026 Beyond the dazzling jumps, daring descents and photo finishes lie lives shaped by sacrifice and sheer determination. — Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026 Showcase fresh summer stone fruit with a slab pie for a crowd that makes a photo finish with a lattice crust. — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for photo finish

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Noun

But at the end of this bizarre game in Miami, this silly 6-4 thriller, this giddy attacking exhibition of some of the world’s best players, and some of the world’s worst defending, England were on the winning side.

— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Plot details for the project, described as an action-thriller, are under wraps.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 17 July 2026

Definition of thriller

Noun

The 39-year-old has led Argentina to the World Cup’s round of 16 and his seven goals have put him in a dead heat with Norway’s Erling Haaland and France’s Kylian Mbappé for the Golden Boot trophy.

— Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 7 July 2026
True to historic form, in those eight races, the post-time favorite was victorious three times with one of those being a dead heat in the Kelso Stakes between favored Zulu Kingdom and 8 to 1 shot Mi Bago.

— Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

Definition of dead heat

Noun

In Hokum, the Cork native transports viewers to Ireland’s remote and possibly haunted Bilberry Woods Hotel alongside prickly American author Ohm Baumann (Adam Scott) for a good ol' fashioned hair-raiser of a ghost story.

— Megan McCluskey, Time, 4 May 2026
The streamer has a deep bench of horror films from all eras of cinema among its offerings, from influential classics like Nosferatu (1922) to newer hair-raisers like Possessor (2020), and all kinds of thrillers and chillers in between.

— Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026

Definition of hair-raiser

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The sudden death of Lindsey Graham last weekend robbed foreign aid advocates of one of their most effective GOP champions in Washington, according to lawmakers and advocates who worked with the South Carolina Republican.

— Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 17 July 2026
Just not ever in hockey, where sudden death is just about the best thing the sport has to offer.

— Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 16 July 2026

Definition of sudden death

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