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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
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Now, the city faces the challenge of operating up to six months with just six council members, increasing the risk of deadlocks on important decisions, after the council failed to appoint an interim council member on Tuesday.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2025
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has proposed a trilateral meeting between himself, U.S. President Donald Trump, and Russian President Vladimir Putin to break the deadlock on ending Moscow's invasion.—
Shane Croucher
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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“Toss-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toss-up. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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