dead heat
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A situation in a race where two or more competitors finish at exactly the same time.
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- Competition was fierce, with a dead heat in one of the races.
- The Olympic final ended in a dead heat, with both sprinters sharing the gold.
- Judges spent ten minutes reviewing the footage before declaring a dead heat.
- It was a dead heat at the finish line between the two leading horses.
- Even with modern technology, the result was officially recorded as a dead heat.
- The race concluded in a dead heat, much to the surprise of the cheering crowd.
- They ran the entire marathon side by side and finished in a dead heat.
- A dead heat is quite unusual in competitive swimming these days.
- The two sailboats crossed the buoy in a dead heat after hours of racing.
- The stewards confirmed a dead heat after checking the high-speed cameras.