TOSS-UPS Synonyms: 10 Similar Words | Merriam-Webster Thesaurus

toss-ups

noun

plural of toss-up

as in horse races

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deadlocks

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Across 10 trials, the system achieved a 90 percent autonomous success rate with four robots and 70 percent with eight, while recovering from navigation errors and formation deadlocks without human assistance.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
Having killed Downey, Amos cuts one of his deadlocks and puts it in Axel’s little red book.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2025

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