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Recent Examples of toss-up
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) launched a new initiative on Wednesday that aims to turn out likely Democratic voters in toss-up states and congressional districts who voted in 2020 but sat out the last presidential election.
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Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 4 Feb. 2026
Shortstop is the biggest toss-up.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Charlotte's operation took place in the political toss-up state of North Carolina.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Kaptur, in particular, is one of a few toss-up incumbents who have a talent for holding onto her competitive seat.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 16 Jan. 2026
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Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 4 Feb. 2026
Shortstop is the biggest toss-up.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Charlotte's operation took place in the political toss-up state of North Carolina.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Kaptur, in particular, is one of a few toss-up incumbents who have a talent for holding onto her competitive seat.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 16 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toss-up
Noun
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The documentary rides an emotional seesaw, bouncing between moments of despair and elation during interviews dozens of AI fanatics and skeptics.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Moreover, the seesaw motion ensures that salt does not clog the system.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The development marks a new crisis in the Balkan country that already went through a snap vote in December after a nearly yearlong political deadlock.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Anthropic, according to a story in The Atlantic, was particularly concerned about the Pentagon using its technology for this kind of analysis and that its insistence on curtailing that use case was one of the major stumbling blocks to breaking its deadlock with the DOW.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Toss-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toss-up. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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