dead heat
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dead heat (plural dead heats)
- (idiomatic) a close race or contest in which no winner is apparent
- Polls indicated a dead heat for the office of dog catcher.
- 1964, Ken Kesey, Sometimes a Great Notion:
- Just as Hank had predicted, we had reached the work site in a dead heat with gray dawn.
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- Japanese: デッドヒート
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close race
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