tossup
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tossup (plural tossups)
Alternative spelling of toss-up
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They were newly rich contractors who, having bought houses, motors, hand-painted pictures, and gentlemanliness, were now buying a refined ready-made philosophy. It had been a tossup with them whether to buy New Thought, Christian Science, or a good standard high-church model of Episcopalianism.
Answering a tossup incorrectly is called "negging", and may incur a 5-point penalty for a team. citation After a neg occurs, the moderator continues reading the rest of the question for the other team.
ANSWER: prions 2011 Collegiate Novice Bonuses usually have multiple parts that are related by some common thread and may or may not be related to corresponding tossup.
If a random person was in your home, are you absolutely sure you could physically overpower them and kick them out, or would it be more of a tossup and you might make the situation worse, so you'd wait for an opening or for somebody else to show up, etc.?
Tugwell, 90 (After Cleveland's victory, Cleveland supporters would respond to the taunt with: "Gone to the White House, Ha, Ha, Ha.") However, the Cleveland campaign's damage control worked well enough and the race remained a tossup through Election Day.
Graham’s victory is a major relief for Senate Republicans, who were aghast at recent polls suggesting Harrison had made South Carolina a tossup after Trump won the state by nearly 15 points in 2016.