races

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

STRONGEST

issue

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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Neither live tracking of riders nor radio were allowed in the World Championships, despite being used in other races such as the Tour de France.

From BBC

This has been commonplace in races for many years, it should be pointed out.

From BBC

“It sounds like a great idea, and totally doable. Boat races, some food trucks, some carnival games.”

From Literature

F1 now faces a tricky situation, not least because some of the potential solutions that have been considered for improving qualifying could also feed into similar sorts of issues in races.

From BBC

She added: "He watches a lot of YouTube videos with marble races where countries are represented by marbles... He just learnt them all from that and a book we've got."

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