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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
Kenya’s Benson Kipruto crossed the finish line a split second in front of Alexander Mutiso in a photo finish.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
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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
Kenya’s Benson Kipruto crossed the finish line a split second in front of Alexander Mutiso in a photo finish.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for photo finish
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Ford’s airtight thriller marks some of the finest work done by those on either side of the camera, blending breathless thrills and effortless character work.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Apr. 2026
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In 2025, the author partnered with Reese Witherspoon to co-write the thriller Gone Before Goodbye, set to be released in paperback in 2026.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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Thirty-one years later, another dazzling young Maverick finds himself in a ROY race dead heat with two weeks left in the regular season.—
Brad Townsend,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Mar. 2026
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But the mayor’s race had ended in a dead heat Tuesday night, with six votes separating Thomson and candidate Mike Liebelson.—
Abigail Hasebroock,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Mar. 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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And the Halloween-eve hair-raiser adds a cackling skeleton to a horror arcade of ghoulish news for EVs.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2023
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They’re crafted from a soft, breathable mesh with a synthetic lining and a durable rubber sole.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Apr. 2026
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For more than 45 years, Hublot has remained a boundary-pusher in the world of watches — with its industry-disrupting gold and rubber timepieces.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Their second loss was a quarterfinal squeaker that dashed their medal hopes.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
23 Feb. 2026
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In the math of the midterms, a handful of statistics can signal the odds of a squeaker or a tsunami, of a Democratic sweep or the resilience of the Republican status quo.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
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The sudden death of their fatherwas a shock.—
Marcy Thompson,
Scientific American,
16 Apr. 2026
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One area of research involves collaboration with UConn’s Korey Stringer Institute, which focuses on using its research on the causes — and prevention — of sudden death from heat.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
14 Apr. 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 latest poll by the Datafolha Institute published Sunday showed Flavio Bolsonaro with 46 percent of voter intentions compared to 45 percent for Lula in a potential runoff.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The Los Angeles County Public Health Department is warning beachgoers to avoid all contact with the water due to the potential of bacteria from street runoff from recent rains.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Photo finish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/photo%20finish. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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