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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Those were the days when court was in session in a county, and people would come together for events like horse races and wrestling, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal

After all, she came into these Olympics having won seven of eight World Cup slalom races, and finishing second in the one she didn’t win.

From Los Angeles Times

Many clubs celebrate with treats following the races.

From BBC

She settled for the relay at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest and had only competed in two races in 2024.

From Barron's

Bowe, who races in the women’s 500 meters on Sunday, has Olympic bronze medals in the team pursuit and the 1,000 meters and holds the world record in her signature distance.

From Los Angeles Times