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.