neck and neck
adverb or adjectiveDefinition of neck and neck
: very close (as in a race)
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Synonyms for neck and neck
Synonyms
close, down-to-the-wire, hairbreadth, narrow, nip and tuck, tight
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Examples of neck and neck in a Sentence
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The average temperature in July is running neck and neck with July 2013 for the warmest on record. — courant.com, "Month could be warmest July on record," 26 July 2019 Yet with four parties neck and neck, any one of them is in danger of slipping out of contention in the minds of voters. — The Economist, "Britain’s four-party politics looks like a lottery," 11 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'neck and neck.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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