Thesaurus results for DEAD HEAT

dead heat

noun

as in tie

a situation in which neither participant in a contest, competition, or struggle comes out ahead of the other the horses crossed the finish line in a dead heat

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Recent Examples of dead heat In the final stretch before Election Day, with the presidential race in a dead heat, 83-year-old Republican Sandy Tate was volunteering at a Trump campaign booth at the Campbell Farmers Market when a couple pushing their toddler in a stroller passed by. —

Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 3 Nov. 2024 The two are in a dead heat in Nevada and Pennsylvania, according to 538. —

Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2024 Harris is at 48% among both likely and registered voters, while Trump is at 47% – statistically a dead heat with a margin of error of ±3.1 percentage points – in the poll, released Friday. —

Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024 Harris has a single-digit lead over Trump in four recent national polls, though three other surveys have the presidential candidates in a dead heat. —

Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dead heat