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as in ethnicity
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a people having a common language, culture, and body of traditions
Winston Churchill's famous hope and prediction that World War II would be remembered by future generations as the finest hour of the Britannic race
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as in family
archaic
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor
the last descendent of a race of kings
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as in to speed
to proceed or move quickly
was racing around trying to get everything done before her big trip to India
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Recent Examples of race
Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 15 June 2026
The celebration, ongoing since 1979, has grown to include a two-day festival and a new Pride 5K race.
—Sacbee.com, 15 June 2026
Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
An estimated 20,000 people watched, and some ice skated, as 25 co-ed teams raced around the oval.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026
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Noun
The platform has also donated about $40,000 to California Democratic gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra, who is leading in Kalshi’s prediction market on that race.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 15 June 2026
The celebration, ongoing since 1979, has grown to include a two-day festival and a new Pride 5K race.
—Sacbee.com, 15 June 2026
Verb
People who race and collect cars and buy ultra high-performance tires for other reasons are also not pleased.
—Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
An estimated 20,000 people watched, and some ice skated, as 25 co-ed teams raced around the oval.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for race
Noun
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The risk, however, is that more battleground districts emerge because white metropolitan voters are trending less conservative, which could give Democratic candidates of any race or ethnicity more chances to win.—
Bill Barrow,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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Rhea Storr makes films that consider Black, mixed-race and diaspora cultures, including her own Bahamian-British ethnicity.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
17 June 2026
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There are family-style rooms with bunk beds, suites with larger seating areas, single-bed rooms with window benches, A-frame lodges with sunken living spaces, and Blue Lagoon skincare and haircare in all of the bathrooms.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 June 2026
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His family and campaign volunteers joined him for an election night party in his hometown of Jackson.—
Tia Mitchell,
AJC.com,
17 June 2026
Verb
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Greene argues that books are increasingly competing against entertainment options that didn’t exist in previous generations.—
Josh Rivera,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
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But in a city that has to compete nationally with New York, Washington and Los Angeles for young talent, that advance from being merely a regional capital meant something here.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
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Its pace could speed up or slow down depending on how entropy shifted within the system.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 June 2026
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Graham quickly sped away in a 2023 white Mercedes.—
Brittany Wallman,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2026
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Anthropic, unable to verify nationality at the user level, disabled the models for all customers.—
Lisa Curtis,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Workers were demanding salary increases, protection against subcontracting and job loss through automation, and were refusing to comply with FIFA’s request to collect sensitive private information such as nationality and home addresses.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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The question of state-level regulation is particularly pertinent in Florida, where only the Seminole Tribe can operate sports betting markets because of the state’s exclusive gambling agreement with the tribe.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
15 June 2026
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On both the right and the left, positions are hardening; each tribe has its truth.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Verb
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Its 33-40 record is better than that of the Tigers and Royals, two teams expected to contend in 2026.—
Stephen J. Nesbitt,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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The District contends that the County lacks the legal authority to take additional funds from local schools.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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Meanwhile, other matter is channeled to the poles of the black hole, from where it is blasted away as high-energy plasma jets travelling at near-light speeds.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
14 June 2026
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The other driver, in a 2022 Ram F550, was traveling westbound and collided with the side of the Kia, police said.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 June 2026
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“Race.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/race. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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