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Synonyms & Antonyms of horse race
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as in nail-biter
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for horse race
- ball game,
- battle,
- combat,
- competition,
- conflict,
- confrontation,
- contention,
- contest,
- dogfight,
- duel,
- face-off,
- grapple,
- match,
- rivalry,
- strife,
- struggle,
- sweepstakes
- (also sweep-stake),
- tug-of-war,
- war,
- warfare
- argument,
- controversy,
- debate,
- disagreement,
- disputation,
- dispute,
- dissension
- (also dissention),
- quarrel,
- row,
- wrangle
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24 Feb 2020
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“Horse race.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horse%20race. Accessed 4 Apr. 2020.
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The first known use of horse race was in 1954
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