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tiebreaker

noun as in sudden death

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They hold the tiebreaker advantage after beating the Seahawks last month.

They’re the team to beat in the NFC East now, with four straight victories and the tiebreaker advantage over Washington.

If one of the candidates really doesn’t want the job but still manages to win in the tiebreaker, Haas said, he could then quit the position and allow the school board to appoint a replacement – presumably the other guy.

If one of the candidates really doesn’t want the job but still manages to win in the tiebreaker, Vu said, he could then quit the position and allow the school board to appoint a replacement – presumably the other guy.

Tennessee also has a tiebreaker over Buffalo because it beat the Bills in Week 5.

Or maybe Serena and Venus will finally play the match of their lives—three sets with no tiebreaker in a 10-8 third.

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On this page you'll find 6 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to tiebreaker, such as: deathblow, early death, premature death, stroke of death, and untimely end.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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