PHOTO FINISH Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

photo finish

noun

Definition of photo finish

as in thriller

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as in dead heat

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Recent Examples of photo finish Wednesday's episode of the long-running primetime game show came down to a photo finish between returning champion Dan Laine from Jersey City, AJ Maroney from Boston, and Katelyn Mueller-McLean from San Francisco. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 June 2026 From photo finishes to unlikely championships, here’s a look at five key storylines from Thursday and what’s ahead at the 106th CIF State Championships meet at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Clovis. — Gqlshare, Daily News, 22 May 2026 Waite placed second in the photo finish. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026 The race appears headed for a photo finish. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for photo finish

Recent Examples of Synonyms for photo finish

Noun

Creator and showrunner Debora Cahn spoke in depth about the Season 4 finale of her Netflix political thriller series, including a pivotal decision by the show’s protagonist, Kate Wyler.

— Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
The best crime thrillers consider the way violence, an endemic feature of human societies, can spiral out of hand.

— David Faris, TheWeek, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of thriller

Noun

Texas’ statewide elections are in dead heat in the lead up to early voting, according to a new poll from the Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas at Austin.

— Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026
Rogers is locked in a dead heat with Democrat Abdul El-Sayed.

— Luke Fountain, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of dead heat

Noun

For pregame prep, there’s a new documentary about the 2007 hair-raiser.

— Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
In Hokum, the Cork native transports viewers to Ireland’s remote and possibly haunted Bilberry Woods Hotel alongside prickly American author Ohm Baumann (Adam Scott) for a good ol' fashioned hair-raiser of a ghost story.

— Megan McCluskey, Time, 4 May 2026

Definition of hair-raiser

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Investigators could be seen wearing various levels of safety equipment, including face masks, hazmat suits, rubber gloves, protective sleeves and booties.

— Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
After removing the old tile grout, apply new grout with a rubber float.

— Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of rubber

Noun

While O’Hara wasn’t the first champion of the quotidian, the years following his sudden death (he was tragically hit by a jeep on a Fire Island beach at the age of 40) have made his work a blueprint for capturing modern life.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026
By contrast, another study of small and medium-size businesses after the sudden death of a CEO-owner found that, in the short run, nonfamily successors are better equipped to run the company.

— Naomi Cahn, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of sudden death

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Directed by Nelicia Low, the suspenser follows a young fencer struggling with keeping his secret crush on a fellow fencer from his homophobic mother.

— Vivienne Chow, Variety, 17 May 2022
On the other hand, the story introduces fictional characters and elements that give it the air of a suspenser, exactly the sort for which Harris is so popular.

— Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Jan. 2022

Definition of suspenser

Noun

Republican Bo French, who previously chaired the Tarrant County GOP, faces Democrat Jon Rosenthal after defeating incumbent Jim Wright in a May Republican primary runoff for the state agency that regulates Texas’ oil and gas industry.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2026
Cruz remained neutral in the primary and urged his party to rally around Paxton after the runoff.

— Matthew Choi, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2026