Photo finish

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The finish of a race in which the leaders are so close together that the winner cannot be identified using the naked eye but is determined by means of a photograph.
  2. 2
    in general, any very close finish; in particular, a finish of a race in which the contestants are so close together that the winner must be determined from a photograph taken at the instant of finishing wordnet
  3. 3
    A very close outcome of any competition. broadly

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