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Recent Examples of toss-up
Georgia was one of the seven toss-up states that President Trump won in the 2024 presidential election.
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Filip Timotija, The Hill, 10 May 2025
The Eastern Conference finals feel like a toss-up to me.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 20 May 2025
The reasonable bet is that Democrats will be on offense in most of the toss-up races and fighting for an advantage of 10 or 15 seats.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 6 May 2025
The Georgia Senate race will be one of the Democrats’ most competitive in the midterm elections and is one of two blue toss-up seats.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2025
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Filip Timotija, The Hill, 10 May 2025
The Eastern Conference finals feel like a toss-up to me.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 20 May 2025
The reasonable bet is that Democrats will be on offense in most of the toss-up races and fighting for an advantage of 10 or 15 seats.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 6 May 2025
The Georgia Senate race will be one of the Democrats’ most competitive in the midterm elections and is one of two blue toss-up seats.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toss-up
Noun
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That settling sort-of seesaw did manage to save ground out of the first turn, up the backside and into the far turn, a fact later cited and praised by trainer Michael McCarthy as contributing directly to the win.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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The last month of Trump’s first 100 days was characterized by a seesaw of blame, with the president expressing alternating between directing his public outrage at Putin and Zelensky.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
3 May 2025
Noun
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His Administration maintains that only top-level talks can break the current deadlock.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
5 June 2025
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This followed a previous meeting in which votes on the initial seven applicants also resulted in 3–3 deadlocks.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2025
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“Toss-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toss-up. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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