How to Use dead heat in a Sentence
dead heat
noun
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The latest polls show both Trump and Biden in a dead heat.
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Mark Wasson,
Twin Cities,
2 June 2024
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Polls show the race in the battleground state in a dead heat.
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NBC News,
30 Oct. 2020
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The race between the Packers and the Cowboys for the sixth spot was a dead heat.
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Troy L. Smith,
cleveland,
28 Aug. 2020
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The two candidates are in a dead heat, and if neither earns 50% of the vote, the race goes to a runoff.
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Rebecca Morin,
USA TODAY,
3 Nov. 2020
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Still, 538 cautions that the race remains in a dead heat.
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Jason Ma,
Fortune,
19 Oct. 2024
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Part of the problem was public polls that showed Biden and Trump in a dead heat.
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Dallas News,
5 Nov. 2020
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That’s in line with a flurry of polls showing a dead heat.
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Todd J. Gillman,
Dallas News,
4 Aug. 2020
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But a Thunder win would pull them into a dead heat for the No.
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Joe Freeman,
OregonLive.com,
24 Oct. 2017
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The tactic seems to be working; polls show that Youngkin has gained on McAuliffe, and the race is a dead heat.
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Washington Post,
23 Sep. 2021
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Recent polling has the Abrams-Kemp contest as a dead heat.
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Celeste Katz,
Glamour,
17 Sep. 2018
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President Trump is locked in a dead heat with Joe Biden in the long-red state.
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Alexandra Desanctis,
National Review,
30 Oct. 2020
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At 59-55, and now in a dead heat with the Braves in the East, the Phillies believe there’s no reason to fear what’s around the corner.
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Gabe Lacques,
USA TODAY,
12 Aug. 2021
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Polling suggests that Gillespie and Northam are in a dead heat.
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Washington Post,
6 Nov. 2017
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And talking about young men, who have been flocking to Trump in a race that’s in a dead heat.
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Zac Anderson,
USA TODAY,
4 Oct. 2024
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Within a couple of weeks of the ad's airing, the race narrowed to a dead heat.
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Joe Trippi,
Anchorage Daily News,
22 Dec. 2017
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Polls have the Vance-Ryan race as a dead heat, well within the margin of error.
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David Jackson,
The Enquirer,
18 Oct. 2022
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The presidential race is neck and neck, a toss-up, a dead heat.
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Jack Schlossberg,
Vogue,
21 Sep. 2024
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The owners of the horses finishing in the dead heat will pay equal shares of the jockey fees.
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Jonathan Saxon,
The Courier-Journal,
1 May 2021
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Polling in the final days before Tuesday’s vote shows the race is a three-way dead heat.
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Reid J. Epstein,
BostonGlobe.com,
7 May 2022
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The Monmouth poll had the two in a dead heat, 46% to 46%, with registered voters.
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Aaron Navarro,
CBS News,
21 Oct. 2021
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The contest is a dead heat after last week’s debate — or close to it.
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Mark Murray,
NBC News,
3 Nov. 2022
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Floor wars are being fought in homes across America, and the two sides are in a dead heat.
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Marni Jameson,
OrlandoSentinel.com,
11 Oct. 2017
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Owens, by contrast, took in a huge $2.5 million haul in the third quarter of this year, and polling has the race at a dead heat.
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Lindsay Whitehurst,
Star Tribune,
30 Oct. 2020
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The latest betting odds have Peña and Rodriguez in a dead heat for rookie of the year with both at +210.
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Matt Young,
Chron,
6 June 2022
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Harris and Trump are statistically tied in the race to the White House, and in a dead heat in the key swing states.
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Rebecca Morin,
USA TODAY,
1 Nov. 2024
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The first dead heat for the win during the meeting turned into a bonus race for trainer John Sadler.
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Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Aug. 2021
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Hit Show and Angel of Empire finished in a dead heat for fourth.
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John Cherwa,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2023
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President-elect Joe Biden was in a dead heat with Trump for the district, winning 48.6 % of the vote.
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Paul Cobler,
Dallas News,
27 Nov. 2020
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But going into Election Day, the matchup is a dead heat.
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Quinn Scanlan,
ABC News,
2 Nov. 2021
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With both candidates locked in a dead heat, trying to predict the winner and where markets will go is really like flipping a coin.
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Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2024
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