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Updated: October 13, 2023

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	99%	8		Exact Match!
	noun • a tie in a race
	30%	11		Closest possible end to a race
	noun • 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
	26%	11		A term used to describe the closest possible packing of spheres
	adjective satellite • packed especially tightly

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