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horse race

NOUN
competition
Synonyms
STRONGEST
championship clash event fight game match meeting race rivalry sport struggle tournament trial
STRONG
antagonism bout candidacy contention controversy counteraction emulation encounter engagement jungle matchup opposition puzzle quiz racing run strife striving tilt tug-of-war warfare
WEAK
athletic event concours do-or-die dog-eat-dog go for it go for the gold one-on-one one-upping pairing off rat race
Antonyms
STRONGEST
peace
STRONG
accord agreement harmony surrender sympathy

Example Sentences

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Maybe value can continue to beat growth, but there are speedier steeds in the investing-factor horse race.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

People inside and close to the company saw their horse race as a contest for the soul of Disney, between real world vs. on-screen entertainment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Media outlets, including Barron’s, cited the shifting odds as the process began to resemble a horse race.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

I am, personally, sceptical of the idea of politics being a horse race - I've read too many confident predictions about the state of it that proved to be a nonsense.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2024

As a pigtailed child, Joella had once ditched school to compete in, and win, a horse race against legendary Arapahoe riders.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand