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Tiebreaker vs Tiebreaking - What's the difference?

tiebreaker | tiebreaking |

As a noun tiebreaker

is something that is used to pick a winner from a tied situation.

As an adjective tiebreaking is

(sports) serving as a tiebreaker.

tiebreaker

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Something that is used to pick a winner from a tied situation.

    • tiebreaking

    English

    Adjective

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  • (sports) Serving as a tiebreaker
  • * {{quote-news, year=2009, date=February 27, author=Brian McAndrew, title=Muted Mallett rocks rivals en route to top, work=Toronto Star citation
    • , passage=Jones will play MacPhee in the tiebreaking game today for fourth. }}