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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
Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
The Carlyle branding will begin being featured on the RB21, starting with the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku City, with race week beginning on Sept 19 and the race being held on Sunday, September 21.
—Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
Firefighters and police raced to the scene after being called by the elderly couple’s son, an off-duty New York City Fire Department paramedic, Tisch said.
—Mark Morales, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
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Noun
In Let’s Play Ball, two rival teams of comedians go head-to-head in a race to transport a gigantic ball across various terrains.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
The Carlyle branding will begin being featured on the RB21, starting with the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku City, with race week beginning on Sept 19 and the race being held on Sunday, September 21.
—Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
As the world races to decarbonize, clean energy storage is becoming the central challenge.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
Firefighters and police raced to the scene after being called by the elderly couple’s son, an off-duty New York City Fire Department paramedic, Tisch said.
—Mark Morales, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for race
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The typical price of a single-family home in the United States is about $368,000, jumping roughly 13% over the past 5 years and 38% over the last decade, the ABC News data team found.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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Melania and my Sympathies go out to his beautiful wife Erika, and family.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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The coroner plans to have an anthropologist examine the remains to learn more, including the likely age, gender and ethnicity.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Sep. 2025
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The survey found widespread employee support for DEI that crosses demographic lines, including age, gender, race and ethnicity.—
Michelle Travis,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The 21-year-old competed on the school's competitive cheer STUNT team for three years, according to an official team roster.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Clinton has decided to join a direct rival even though City will not be competing in the Champions League this season.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Anduril highlights that the architecture also speeds software updates.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
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The worst issue is that The Portal, with changes meant to speed up progression, allegedly, launched giving everyone less powerful drops, making the new power climb ridiculous.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Grey’s son, Loren Grey, restored his father’s original ending in the novel’s 1982 Pocket Books reprint, but the vanishing mythos remains intact, with the last of the tribe wistfully following Curtis’s Navajo into the temporal graveyard of the past.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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That dire warning aside, California tribes are also suing for a preliminary injunction against Kalshi to block its prediction markets.—
Contessa Brewer,Alex Sherman,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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Jamaican media outlet the Jamaican Observer reported that Ricketts, a seven-time national champion, had rejected three offers (two in 2022 and one in 2019) to switch nationality from unnamed European and Asian countries.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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In contrast, Abu Dhabi and Dubai have earned a reputation for their swift border processing and allow many nationalities to enter visa-free or with an e-visa.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The administration contends the law is unconstitutional, asserting an expansive view of presidential power that could prompt the Supreme Court to overturn what remains of its 90-year-old precedent upholding such removal protections.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
8 Sep. 2025
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The Los Angeles Dodgers went into Sunday having lost seven of their last eight games against non-contending teams.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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Reporter Duaa Eldeib interviewed Sutton-Schulman and L multiple times and traveled to North Carolina for additional reporting.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Who isn't searching for Japan travel?—
Monica Pitrelli,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Race.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/race. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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