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Recent Examples of toss-up
Democrats won in a landslide in the 2025 gubernatorial election, but Virginia is still a fairly purple state, and Tuesday's redistricting vote seems to be a toss-up, even as the pro-redistricting side has massively outspent its opponents.
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Jahd Khalil, NPR, 20 Apr. 2026
The Cook Political Report shifted its rating from leaning Republican to a toss-up in April.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
First of all, the top pick was a near-complete toss-up thanks to a lot of needs on the team that has that pick, the Dallas Wings.
—Hannah Vanbiber, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2026
The Cook Political Report and Sabato’s Crystal Ball classify the race as being a toss-up.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
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Jahd Khalil, NPR, 20 Apr. 2026
The Cook Political Report shifted its rating from leaning Republican to a toss-up in April.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
First of all, the top pick was a near-complete toss-up thanks to a lot of needs on the team that has that pick, the Dallas Wings.
—Hannah Vanbiber, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2026
The Cook Political Report and Sabato’s Crystal Ball classify the race as being a toss-up.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toss-up
Noun
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The car gets stuck on top of the fence, balancing precariously like a seesaw.—
The Editors,
Vulture,
30 Apr. 2026
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The Ducks put boot to throat with a 4-3 overtime Game 4 win at Honda Center on Sunday evening, taking a 3-1 lead in the seesaw best-of-seven series against the two-time defending conference champs.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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That deadlock prompted an unusually long recess of nearly 90 minutes that was followed by a 6-0 vote in favor of retreating on the bus stops.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
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The main factor is the seemingly unresolvable deadlock in Ukraine.—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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“Toss-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toss-up. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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