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Definitions

race

[reys] / reɪs /
NOUN
pursuit; running, speeding
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chase competition contention contest course event marathon match relay run sprint
STRONG
clash clip dash engagement go meet rivalry rush scurry spurt
NOUN
group of persons related by common descent
Synonyms
STRONG
blood clan family folk house kin kindred kinfolk line lineage people stock tribe
WEAK
offspring progeny seed
NOUN
stream, river
Synonyms
STRONGEST
run
STRONG
branch brook creek duct gill raceway rill rivulet runnel sluice tide
WEAK
rindle
VERB
run, speed in competition
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bolt chase compete contest dart dash fly gallop hurry hustle rush scamper scramble shoot sprint tear
STRONG
boil bustle career course fling haste hasten hie lash outstrip post pursue scud scuttle skim spurt swoop whisk wing
WEAK
plunge ahead
Antonyms
STRONGEST
dally dawdle delay procrastinate slow stay wait walk

Example Sentences

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The strike was caught on camera and Watts was disqualified by the race officials and also suspended by his NSN Development Team.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

A new era of artificial-intelligence models mean the inevitable race to compare and contrast just how good they are.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

That order can now dictate the flow of oil, as well as that of fertilizer ahead of the planting season and critical components in the artificial-intelligence race.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Alongside the mysteries, expect a few phantasmagorical hallucinations, including a race of Lemurians living inside Mt.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The school had two sleds, three dogs to the sled, and he taught us how to race.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell