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Recent Examples of photo finish
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.
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The Sports Desk, NBC news, 12 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
The company offers its virtual photo finish, by contrast, as a visualization tool for spectators and commentators.
—Maurizio Arseni, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2026
But the good thing about horse racing is there are no judgment calls and if things are too close to call, there’s always the photo finish that takes overwhelmed officials out of the picture.
—Matt Young, Houston Chronicle, 8 Jan. 2026
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The Sports Desk, NBC news, 12 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
The company offers its virtual photo finish, by contrast, as a visualization tool for spectators and commentators.
—Maurizio Arseni, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2026
But the good thing about horse racing is there are no judgment calls and if things are too close to call, there’s always the photo finish that takes overwhelmed officials out of the picture.
—Matt Young, Houston Chronicle, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for photo finish
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Also starring Aaron Paul, Nina Dobrev and Luke Evans, the Australian action thriller follows Crowe’s aging club owner whose dreams of retirement go awry when an armed robbery cleans out his business.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
13 June 2026
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In Count My Lies, based on Sophie Stava's bestselling thriller novel of the same name, Woodley plays as Sloane, a compulsive liar who stars working as a nanny, for Violet, played by Lindsay Lohan.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
13 June 2026
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By then the Gallup poll had us in a dead heat.—
Chris Matthews,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2026
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The 18th triple dead heat in modern thoroughbred history takes place in the ninth race at Arlington International Racecourse.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
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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
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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
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Since the Brazilian brand launched in 1962, its simple rubber sandals have become a warm-weather staple, beloved by celebrities and the fashion set for their easygoing nature.—
Christina Holevas,
Vogue,
11 June 2026
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With this cross-linking approach, the researchers can also strengthen styrene-butadiene-styrene rubber which is used in shoe soles, as well as asphalt and roofing materials with the same results.—
Shirl Leigh
June 10,
New Atlas,
10 June 2026
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Miller-Meeks won the second race over Bohannan by a squeaker.—
Cooper Worth,
Des Moines Register,
2 June 2026
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Known for their indestructible qualities, each toy features a knotted rope, squeaker and crinkle, and spiked toy ball inside.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
11 May 2026
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Dodds had plans to continue his creative ventures, right up to his sudden death this week, King said.—
Kendrick Calfee
June 11,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
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If the teams have hit the same number of shots after their first five penalty kicks, each subsequent round becomes sudden death, meaning if one team scores and the other doesn't, the scoring team wins — but if both hit or both miss, the penalties continue.—
Kierra Frazier,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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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
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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
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The post comes as Jackson and Jones head into a Republican primary runoff election on Tuesday after neither GOP candidate secured more than 50% of the vote in last month’s primary.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
15 June 2026
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Concerns about runoff Thad Scott, professor of biology and director of the Center for Reservoir and Aquatic Systems at Baylor University, said Protect the Paluxy Valley contacted him for his thoughts concerning the natural resources of the river.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 June 2026
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“Photo finish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/photo%20finish. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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