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                    as in tie
                                                
              
          
                                                      a situation in which neither participant in a contest, competition, or struggle comes out ahead of the other                                       
              
                             after two hours they had played to a 5-5 standoff                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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                    as in halt
                                                
              
          
                                                      a point in a struggle where neither side is capable of winning or willing to give in                                       
              
                             the standoff continued for three days before the fugitive gave himself up to the authorities                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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as in detached
                                      
              
          
                                                      having or showing a lack of friendliness or interest in others                                       
              
                             the client's standoff attitude suggested that this was going to be a strictly business relationship                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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