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photo finish

NOUN
very close finish
Synonyms
WEAK
blanket finish close finish dead heat even money neck-and-neck race

Example Sentences

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When it comes to picking the best S&P 500 index fund, the results are bound to be a photo finish.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

So it likely comes down to these two, and the stakes are chillingly high for such a photo finish.

From Slate • Mar. 23, 2026

Their ticket purchases pushed “Iron Lung” into a photo finish for No. 1 against “Send Help,” a strongly marketed release from Disney’s 20th Century Studios.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

Their passer ratings were a photo finish: Stafford at 127.6 and Darnold at 127.8.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026

Incredibly, Woolf’s timing was so good that he rode for more than a decade before he was beaten in a photo finish of a stakes race.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand