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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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Voters who live in the district cast ballots in this race.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Sawe was on already on pace to defeat the record as he crossed the halfway mark in 1:00:29, and managed to run the second half of the race even faster in just 59:01.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Justice Samuel Alito’s majority opinion recognizes that the Constitution “almost never permits a State to discriminate on the basis of race” and reaffirms that “strict scrutiny” applies whenever governments intentionally classify citizens by race.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Churchill Downs announced Silent Tactic, who was 20-1 on the morning line, has been withdrawn from Saturday’s race.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

He wanted to run -to race up the trail to the overhang, as he knew he must -but he could not.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver