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as in family
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor
the last descendent of a race of kings
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as in ethnicity
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 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
Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Recently, after a contentious battle between this movie and Marianna Brennand’s Manas, Filho’s film was chosen to represent returning champion Brazil in the Best International Feature Oscar race.
—Morgan Baila, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025
Google has been racing to find ways to integrate generative AI into its search engine since OpenAI rocked the tech sector with the launch of its chatbot ChatGPT in late 2022.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
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Noun
But students of all races and backgrounds take Latinos in Action courses at Broward Schools, said School Board Chair Debra Hixon.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Recently, after a contentious battle between this movie and Marianna Brennand’s Manas, Filho’s film was chosen to represent returning champion Brazil in the Best International Feature Oscar race.
—Morgan Baila, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
Heavily inebriated and with several different drugs racing through his system, 19-year-old Jacob storms into the confrontation and clocks an unknown man hard, sending him to the ground.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025
Google has been racing to find ways to integrate generative AI into its search engine since OpenAI rocked the tech sector with the launch of its chatbot ChatGPT in late 2022.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for race
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Dancers and band members from the nearby Edison School of the Arts performed at the grand opening ceremony, where Elanco launched a nutrition program to feed and educate 250 families in the Valley Neighborhood.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
2 Oct. 2025
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To find that balance, for myself and my family, I meal-prep about once a week.—
Millie Peartree,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 Oct. 2025
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Arizona has barred the consideration of race and ethnicity at state institutions for several years.—
Helen Rummel,
AZCentral.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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The app can help connect patients with volunteers who have the same cancer experience and similar background including diagnosis, location, race and ethnicity.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Although there are lots of games to play, Lake Ridge’s victory is a promising sign that the Eagles can compete for a playoff spot, or even a district championship.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Oct. 2025
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Unless Labour, the Greens, and Your Party come to an electoral understanding, their candidates will have to compete with one another, and with other parties, over every seat, dividing the left-leaning vote and potentially allowing Reform or the Conservatives to come out on top.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
4 Oct. 2025
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Sogard sliced a base hit to center and took advantage of Judge’s arm, speeding to second on what should have been a single.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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With more than 100 products, each with domain specific-functionality, Hron sees many more opportunities to plug in agentic AI to speed up work for legal and tax professionals.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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At first begrudgingly, other tribes — usually at odds with one another — join her in order to defeat a common enemy.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
2 Oct. 2025
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But more interesting than Annie trying to dictate everything while having no clue the entire tribe was against her was what was going on between Jake’s two ride-or-dies.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Oct. 2025
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The curiosity seems to be the blend of his height (7 feet 2), his age (20), his nationality (Chinese) and his bubbly personality.—
Jason Quick,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Authorities have not revealed the nationalities of the two other victims.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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Add in Michigan, USC and Minnesota, and well over half the league still has a shot at contending for a CFP spot.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Next week sees the release of several titles that have a decent shot of contending for the box office crown against One Battle After Another.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Sep. 2025
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Like hundreds of thousands of foreign professionals, Qian lived on an H-1B work visa — the document that tethered her job, her ability to travel, and her entire sense of security to the grace of her employer.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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For his third album, Tomlinson once again teamed up with producer Nico Rebscher (Aurora, Zoe Wees), and traveled to Santa Teresa in Costa Rica for inspiration in early 2025.—
Jason Lipshutz,
Billboard,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Race.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/race. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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