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nip and tuck

ADJECTIVE
very close and evenly contested
Synonyms
WEAK
abreast deadlocked drawn head-to-head level neck-and-neck parallel tied too close to call
ADVERB
very close and evenly contested
Synonyms
WEAK
abreast deadlocked drawn head-to-head level neck-and-neck parallel tied too close to call

Example Sentences

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Despite the nip and tuck of this title tussle, BBC Sportsound pundit Leanne Crichton believes there is a chasm between the Glasgow sides – and it is only growing wider.

From BBC • May 11, 2024

“I was really proud of the way we responded when we got down. It was nip and tuck the whole way.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 23, 2022

All of this year’s iPhones had a little nip and tuck along the edges.

From Washington Post • Oct. 14, 2020

Time passes, and even a contemporary classic can use a nip and tuck.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2019

It was nip and tuck that the Captain didn't die too.

From Vision House by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)