dead heat
Example Sentences
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Recent polling suggests the race between Massie and Gallrein is a dead heat.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
The most recent survey put the CDU and the Greens in a dead heat on 28 percent.
From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026
Polymarket, the prediction platform, shows Paramount and Netflix are in a dead heat to close a transaction by the end of June 2027, with around a 42% chance each.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025
One recent poll showed it as a virtual dead heat, with Van Epps clinging to a narrow two point lead.
From Slate • Dec. 2, 2025
Ten minutes later Seabiscuit finished in a dead heat for first with a horse named Heelfly, who carried fifteen fewer pounds.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
