horse race

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for horse race
Noun
  • Japan is particularly appealing due to its infatuation with the bat and ball game of baseball, its No.1 sport that has some characteristics similar to cricket.
    Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
  • Take me out to the ball game, go for a run and practice yoga this week.
    Ashley Mahoney, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The Lamar-Drake exchange wraps a photo finish between the two rivals, whose feud ignited into one of the defining pop-culture storylines of 2024.
    Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 27 May 2025
  • Long before Ross Chastain became the first driver in 54 years to win a Cup Series race from the tail of the field at the Coca-Cola 600, Shane Van Gisbergen captured the inaugural Chicago Street Race in his debut, and Daniel Suárez got the best of the infamous three-wide photo finish at Atlanta.
    Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 26 May 2025
Noun
  • The general election race is widely viewed as a toss-up.
    Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
  • Ernst won her 2020 reelection bid by roughly 7 points in a race that had at one point been deemed a toss-up.
    Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • The escalating rhetoric signals the deepening rift between Tehran and Washington, raising fears of a broader regional confrontation that could draw in U.S. forces and further destabilize the Middle East.
    Amira El-Fekki‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
  • Viewers commended Miranda for comforting Kate during the chaos of a confrontation between Chase and Taylor Frankie Paul, who had previously been involved during the swinging scandal.
    Angela Andaloro, People.com, 16 June 2025
Noun
  • After Hamas conducted a surprise attack against Israel in October 2023, the group was backed in the ensuing war with Israel by Iran and its Axis of Resistance coalition of non-state actors in Lebanon, Iraq, Syria and Yemen.
    Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
  • Over the last two months, Trump has said repeatedly that various answers to questions about the war, including U.S. assistance to Ukraine, would be just two weeks away.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • Here, Koulibaly chips the ball towards Lodi… … and Alexander-Arnold is in position to contest the aerial duel.
    Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 19 June 2025
  • Pitchers Danny Wallace and Ryan Papa combined to allow just one run on six hits in the duel with Wunsch.
    Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2025
Noun
  • North Korea has already supplied thousands of combat troops and a vast amount of conventional weapons to back Russia's war against Ukraine.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 June 2025
  • Modern air combat takes a team, with the sensor and battle management expertise on board AEW&C aircraft a key part of that enterprise.
    David A. Deptula, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • Although few would consider those players franchise-altering names, their developments were promising enough to help the Lakers retool their roster to not only entice James to go West, but build around him for one last window of contention under the Buss family’s watch.
    James Jackson, New York Times, 20 June 2025
  • If either team were to lose this match, they would effectively be eliminated from contention after both failed to gain any points during their Gold Cup openers.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
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“Horse race.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horse%20race. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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