toss-up

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Recent Examples of toss-up Most experts and observers in the region view the race as a toss-up. Chris Massaro, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2025 The Cook Political Report currently classifies the race as a pure toss-up. Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025 Back then, Issa represented a North County-centric district that had morphed from solid red to toss-up purple over the years. Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2025 Georgia was one of the seven toss-up states that President Trump won in the 2024 presidential election. Filip Timotija, The Hill, 10 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for toss-up
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Noun
  • That settling sort-of seesaw did manage to save ground out of the first turn, up the backside and into the far turn, a fact later cited and praised by trainer Michael McCarthy as contributing directly to the win.
    Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
  • The last month of Trump’s first 100 days was characterized by a seesaw of blame, with the president expressing alternating between directing his public outrage at Putin and Zelensky.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 3 May 2025
Noun
  • Ukraine has offered an unconditional 30-day ceasefire and a meeting between Zelenskyy and Putin to break the deadlock.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 June 2025
  • History shows that conclaves have ranged from a matter of hours to nearly three years, shaped by intrigue, deadlock, and even popular revolt.
    Dan Cody, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025

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“Toss-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toss-up. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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