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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
ArsTechnica, 3 June 2025
Connerty, from North Riverside, won the women’s 100-meter hurdle race by just two-tenths of a second.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
Mark Price, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025
Some notable things that happened that season: An absolutely loaded San Francisco 49ers team boat raced the San Diego Chargers in Super Bowl 29.
—Jim Reineking, USA Today, 3 June 2025
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Noun
Exploring in Free Roam mode provides the best sense of scale for the game's massive, multi-ecosystem island in a way individual races just can't.
—ArsTechnica, 3 June 2025
Connerty, from North Riverside, won the women’s 100-meter hurdle race by just two-tenths of a second.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
Verb
The dispute erupted Saturday, May 31, at a rural home in the Limestone area, and the delivery team escaped injury by jumping in their van and racing away, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025
Some notable things that happened that season: An absolutely loaded San Francisco 49ers team boat raced the San Diego Chargers in Super Bowl 29.
—Jim Reineking, USA Today, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for race
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Next was dad Harry following closely behind as his little princess met a Disney Princess, before the family was photographed going up a log flume ride at Tiana's Bayou Adventure.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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While Georgia is thankful to be free and reunited with her family, the press around the murder and the trial will nevertheless affect the family's future.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
7 June 2025
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Soliman is also charged in federal court with a hate crime related to him targeting the group because of their religion or ethnicity.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
3 June 2025
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Published in the mid two-thousands, the book also shows what happened when immigrant groups were eventually allowed to move into these white-only areas after the towns’ populations had dwindled—and how other ethnicities triangulated themselves from the dichotomy of white and Black.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
28 May 2025
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Tha Carter revealed a new artist—one who could make hits and compete lyrically with not just his labelmates, but hip-hop’s elite, like his idol Jay-Z. C1 has been largely eclipsed in the public imagination by its Carter successors, but remains the most upbeat and bouncy of the series.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
6 June 2025
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Location of the 32 clubs competing in the 2025 Club World Cup and the 20 countries represented at the tournament Showing a low-resolution version of the map.—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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Reconciliation Since agreeing on a final budget can be slow, to speed things up, the Senate often jumps straight to a process called reconciliation.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Analysts believe Washington will use the London meeting to push Beijing to speed up sales of minerals and other crucial components for manufacturing, while China is expected to argue for easing technology sales curbs, including on artificial intelligence chips.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
10 June 2025
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Instead of just making the Berk tribe inexplicably multiracial, this little bit of world-building gives an explanation to the (slightly) more diverse casting.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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The tribe bought the more than 500-acre property in April to give to the Sho-Pai for the project.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
13 June 2025
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Presently, there are nearly 400,000 students of 185 nationalities enrolled in Dubai’s private schools, according to the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA), the private school regulator.—
Anu Raghunathan,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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While factors like nationality and legal representation play a key role, many applicants do not ultimately meet the high legal threshold to win asylum, government figures show.—
June 3,
CBS News,
3 June 2025
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The defense contends the government’s approach was designed to imply corruption, alleging misconduct on Diddy’s part in obstructing justice.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
9 June 2025
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Reddit contends its unique features elevate its content and thus make the content more attractive to scraping endeavors.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
8 June 2025
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The ban, which goes into effect on Monday, bars travel to the United States by citizens of Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.—
Hamed Aleaziz,
New York Times,
5 June 2025
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At the time, Michael, one of the five children born to Nelson Rockefeller, one-time governor of New York, and his wife, Mary, had traveled to the island of New Guinea to collect art and artifacts.—
Liz McNeil,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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“Race.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/race. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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