closely contested

ˈkloʊsli kənˈtɛstɪd

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Definition of closely contested - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

competitionhaving competitors with almost equal chances of winning

It was a closely contested basketball game.
The election was closely contested until the final vote.
The championship was closely contested by the top teams.

neck and neck

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Expressions with closely

stick closely to

stay very near to someone or something without moving away

The puppy would stick closely to its mother all day.

closely packed

adj.

arranged with many items very near together in limited space

The passengers stood in a closely packed crowd on the platform.

work closely together

cooperate with someone in very frequent contact on shared tasks

The designers work closely together with engineers on each new product.

closely guarded secret

information kept hidden from most people

The recipe is a closely guarded secret.

closely knit

adj.

having strong, close relationships

The closely knit family supported each other through tough times.

closely intertwined

adj.

strongly connected or linked so that separation is difficult or impossible

Their personal and professional lives are closely intertwined.

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nip and tuck

competition

closely contested event or situation

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French:très disputé, ...
German:hart umkämpft, ...
Italian:combattuto, ...
Spanish:reñido, ...
Portuguese:renhido, ...
Chinese:竞争激烈的, ...
Japanese:接戦の, ...
Arabic:مُتَقارِب, ...
Hebrew:צָמוּד, ...
Russian:напряжённый, ...
Ukrainian:напружений, ...
Hindi:करीबी मुकाबले वाला, ...
Bengali:হাড্ডাহাড্ডি, ...
Catalan:renyit, ...
Czech:vyrovnaný, ...
Danish:tæt, ...
Dutch:spannend, ...
Greek:αμφίρροπος, ...
Hungarian:szoros, ...
Khmer:ប្រកួតប្រជែងយ៉ាងប្រកៀកប្រកិត, ...
Korean:접전인, ...
Persian:پایاپای, ...
Polish:zacięty, ...
Portuguese (BR):muito disputado, ...
Romanian:strâns disputat, ...
Swedish:jämn, ...
Thai:สูสี, ...
Turkish:çekişmeli, ...
Vietnamese:cạnh tranh sát sao, ...

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Definition of closely contested - Reverso English Dictionary

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