flip of the coin

NOUN

shot in the dark

Synonyms

WEAK

bet chance fall of the cards gamble guess leap in the dark long shot luck of the draw matter of chance outside chance risk risky thing speculation throw of the dice toss of the dice turn of the wheel wild guess

NOUN

sporting chance

Synonyms

WEAK

betting proposition gambler's chance good possibility hazard of the die luck of the draw matter of chance throw of the dice toss of the coin toss-up

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To be ready for the myriad cameras capturing the flip of the coin, both captains have to be in place a good two minutes before getting on with the ceremony.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

And I hope our fellow Angelenos and the media will show humility and recognize we just got the lucky flip of the coin toss.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2025

Syracuse’s innocuous profile seemed both boring and inoffensive, a true flip of the coin.

From Washington Post • Mar. 14, 2021

Sri Lanka won the toss in unusual circumstances after a second flip of the coin because the match referee couldn’t hear Kumar Sangakkara’s first call.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 12, 2019

Imagine that there are two envelopes, marked A and B. Before you are shown the envelopes, a flip of the coin determined which envelope has money in it.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

flip of the coin

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