Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The throwing up of a coin to decide something, as a wager or a choice; hence, an even chance; a case in which conditions or probabilities are equal.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun idiomatic A
decision in which neither choice is clearlyfavorable orunfavorable , or for which theoutcome does not matter. - noun Either of two
outcomes that areequally likely . - noun The
toss of acoin used todecide someissue .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an unpredictable phenomenon
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Examples
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Our trend estimate, which also considers four polls earlier in the month showing very narrow Kitzhaber leads, now gives Dudley a less than one-point margin (46.6 to 46.2%) -- this race is still very much a toss-up.
Senate Polls Show West Virginia Leaning Blue, Nevada Tipping Red Mark Blumenthal 2010
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Last week it was big news that the race is now a toss-up -- now this Times Herald article.
Joe The Nerd Ferraro: What Does an Endorsement Really Mean? Joe The Nerd Ferraro 2010
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Either way the net impact is relatively small, our current trend estimate gives Raese just a 1. 6-point edge (46.9% to 45.3%) -- very much a toss-up race.
New Polls Confirm Sestak's Rebound, Leads For Boxer And Brown The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Our trend estimate, which also considers four polls earlier in the month showing very narrow Kitzhaber leads, now gives Dudley a less than one-point margin (46.6 to 46.2%) -- this race is still very much a toss-up.
Senate Polls Show West Virginia Leaning Blue, Nevada Tipping Red Mark Blumenthal 2010
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Republican Ken Buck has led Democratic Senator Michael Bennet on our trend estimate all year long, but the new polls narrow Buck's lead to roughly one percentage point (46.9% to 45.7%) and his probability of winning to just 64%, well within what we consider the "toss-up" range.
New PPP Polls Favor Joe Manchin, Michael Bennet In Senate Races Mark Blumenthal 2010
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Either way the net impact is relatively small, our current trend estimate gives Raese just a 1. 6-point edge (46.9% to 45.3%) -- very much a toss-up race.
New Polls Confirm Sestak's Rebound, Leads For Boxer And Brown The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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The race is now considered a toss-up according to the latest polls.
Yuna Shin: Ilario Pantano to Hold Fundraiser at a Shooting Range Yuna Shin 2010
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The new surveys narrow Toomey's lead on our trend estimate to just 2.2 percentage points (46.5% to 44.3%), and shifts Pennsylvania into our toss-up column.
New Polls Confirm Sestak's Rebound, Leads For Boxer And Brown The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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The new surveys narrow Toomey's lead on our trend estimate to just 2.2 percentage points (46.5% to 44.3%), and shifts Pennsylvania into our toss-up column.
New Polls Confirm Sestak's Rebound, Leads For Boxer And Brown The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Republican Ken Buck has led Democratic Senator Michael Bennet on our trend estimate all year long, but the new polls narrow Buck's lead to roughly one percentage point (46.9% to 45.7%) and his probability of winning to just 64%, well within what we consider the "toss-up" range.
New PPP Polls Favor Joe Manchin, Michael Bennet In Senate Races The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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