close/tight finish
noun
: an end of a race or contest in which the winner is ahead by a very small amount
The race had a close/tight finish.
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Regardless of yet another cruelly close finish for Serrano, the trilogy was about something more than a rivalry.
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Mark Puleo, New York Times, 12 July 2025
Jim Hines wins the first semifinal in a tight finish with Ronny Ray Smith, becoming the first man to break the 10-second barrier.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
In the Kentucky Derby, the first Triple Crown race of the season, fans were treated to quite a tight finish.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
Richard Childress Racing's Austin Hill took the win at Talladega Superspeedway today after a close finish.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Apr. 2025
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Mark Puleo, New York Times, 12 July 2025
Jim Hines wins the first semifinal in a tight finish with Ronny Ray Smith, becoming the first man to break the 10-second barrier.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
In the Kentucky Derby, the first Triple Crown race of the season, fans were treated to quite a tight finish.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
Richard Childress Racing's Austin Hill took the win at Talladega Superspeedway today after a close finish.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Apr. 2025
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“Close/tight finish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%2Ftight%20finish. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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