Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. The portion of a racetrack from the last turn to the finish line.
- n. Informal The final stages of an undertaking.
Wiktionary
- n. the final stretch of a race track
- n. figuratively the last part of some activity (e.g. a speech)
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. (Sport.) that part of a race course between the last curve and the winning post.
- n. the straight segment of a racetrack leading to the finish line.
- n. The last or concluding part of any extended activity that has a definite conclusion; the final phase of any activity.
- n. See under Home, a.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the straight stretch of a racetrack leading to the finish line
- n. the end of an enterprise
Examples
“I wrote about my son, a baseball fanatic, overcoming over coaching in homestretch writing – about blocking out all the voices and following your gut.”
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Home Run! Therese Finds her Perfect Agent
“CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - Senate’s Wall Street bill in homestretch « - Blogs from CNN. com”
“Pulling ahead in the homestretch is a classic move in raw politics.”
“Papelbon should realize that adding a quality, experienced southpaw to any bullpen down the homestretch is a major bonus, and a practice as old as the playoffs themselves.”
“We're into the so-called "homestretch," counting the moments until the Yanks are mathematically eliminated, gearing up for two big series against the spirit-crushing Blue Jays”
“* Anne Kornblut has Obama's homestretch campaign schedule: He's hitting Philadelphia, Bridgeport, Chicago, and Cleveland over the final campaign weekend.”
“But Verica, Metheny and Rocco need Saturday's game -- each for different reasons -- to regain some momentum heading into the season's homestretch.”
The Washington Post: 'Learning curve' differs for Verica, younger Virginia quarterbacks
“While Sanchez threw for a career-high 26 touchdowns this year, he also threw 18 interceptions and struggled in the season's homestretch, failing to deliver the level of progress Ryan hoped he'd make in his third season.”
The Wall Street Journal: Can Jets Scapegoat Snag a Promotion?
““Democrat Martha Coakley, buoyed by her durable statewide popularity, enjoys a solid, 15-percentage-point lead over Republican rival Scott Brown as the race for US Senate enters the homestretch, according to a new Boston Globe poll of likely voters.””
Think Progress » Anti-Immigrant Group Endorses Massachusetts Senate Candidate Scott Brown
“Many in the party expect the nomination battle to succeed him will be a major asset to GOP House and Senate candidates, serendipitously timed to coincide with the homestretch of the midterm election campaign.”
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These user-created lists contain the word ‘homestretch’.
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Derby Day!
List of terms one could expect to hear or read in connection with the Kentucky Derby, or high-stakes horse racing in general. This is an open list.
morning line, filly, field, post, favorite, two-year-old, colt, three-year-old, lifetime starts, trained, trainer, owner and 91 more...
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Thresholds
we are all just passing through.
(boundaries, portals and liminal spaces/times)cockcrow, interface, thin line, portal, postern, littoral, interstice, port, membrane, skin, crepuscule, dawn and 309 more...
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