close-run
win by a nose
squeeze out
edge
marginal
upset
squeaker
outsider
edge out
squeak through
squeak
behind
contestable
contestingly
win big
duel
walk away with
nose
-athlon
for choice
run for one's money
favourite
runaway
near miss
hard-run
contendingly
battle
combat
down
trench warfare
win
margin
unbackable favourite
dogfight
field
in the running
semicompetitive
walk-over
defeat
lost
inside track
run for the roses
licking
wipe the floor with someone
uneven
noncompetition
pip to the post
mismatched
sneak in
to little avail
emulous
conformity
accord
accordance
in the lead
leading
scotch
heat
ahead
shit it in
contestee
nip and tuck
shoo-in
walkaway
Hail Mary pass
romp
head-to-head
get up in
walloper
blowout
neck and neck
competition
laugher
choke
no-height
in competition
contest
competitively
1-2-3
snatch defeat from the jaws of victory
underdog
contestably
grudge match
for keeps
hippodrome
slugfest
stakeswin
rival
qualifying position
intercompetitor
fiercely
out of the money
close-run
behind
contestable
for choice
runaway
hard-run
down
semicompetitive
lost
uneven
noncompetition
mismatched
emulous
in the lead
leading
ahead
nip and tuck
head-to-head
neck and neck
rival
intercompetitor
contestingly
contendingly
to little avail
competitively
contestably
fiercely
marginal
upset
squeaker
outsider
edge
duel
run for one's money
favourite
near miss
battle
combat
trench warfare
win
margin
unbackable favourite
dogfight
field
walk-over
defeat
inside track
run for the roses
licking
conformity
accord
accordance
heat
contestee
runaway
shoo-in
walkaway
Hail Mary pass
romp
walloper
blowout
competition
laugher
contest
1-2-3
underdog
grudge match
hippodrome
slugfest
stakeswin
qualifying position
choke
win by a nose
squeeze out
edge
edge out
squeak through
squeak
win big
walk away with
nose
wipe the floor with someone
pip to the post
sneak in
scotch
shit it in
get up in
choke
no-height
snatch defeat from the jaws of victory
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