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Definitions

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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But the annual horse race that is Oscars season, with movie stars and filmmakers jockeying for glory, has surged in activity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

U.A.E. media circulated videos of royal family members and government officials walking through shopping malls and enjoying themselves at a horse race even as missiles and drones continued to fly in.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Last week the 20-year-old became the first black female British jump jockey to win a UK horse race.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 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

Meanwhile, Lin and Crosby were hard at work putting on a horse race Hollywood-style.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand