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as in competed
to engage in a contest
just how many candidates are racing for the senatorial seat this year?
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as in sped
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 raced
Bradley McCroskey caught a miraculous 26-yard touchdown pass on the final play of regulation, then Temi Ericson raced nearly untouched for a 25-yard TD in overtime to give the Indians a 34-28 victory.
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Jordan Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Sep. 2025
The Bruins never looked back, despite Sweetwyne settling into the game and engineering four scoring drives to keep the Falcons from getting boat-raced.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2025
The Georgia Tech offense raced off the field as the play ended and the Yellow Jackets' special teams unit raced onto the field to try and convert a career-long 55-yard field goal attempt by kicker Aidan Birr before the clock expired.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The number of customer cars, incidentally, was chosen because the two drivers who won the Driver’s Championship in All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship in 1996, John Nielsen and David Brabham, raced with number 61.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2025
Perez has raced for 14 seasons as part of Sauber, Force India, Racing Point and Red Bull teams.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Thousands of residents were evacuated as the flames raced up the Santa Ana Mountains, cresting and driving straight toward the Lake Elsinore area, burning cabins in the Cleveland National Forest’s Holy Jim Canyon and then homes in the El Cariso Village neighborhood.
—Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Rookie cornerback Dorian Strong raced over from the other side of the field as the last line of defense.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Economists raced to revise their forecast upwards.
—George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Jordan Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Sep. 2025
The Bruins never looked back, despite Sweetwyne settling into the game and engineering four scoring drives to keep the Falcons from getting boat-raced.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2025
The Georgia Tech offense raced off the field as the play ended and the Yellow Jackets' special teams unit raced onto the field to try and convert a career-long 55-yard field goal attempt by kicker Aidan Birr before the clock expired.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The number of customer cars, incidentally, was chosen because the two drivers who won the Driver’s Championship in All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship in 1996, John Nielsen and David Brabham, raced with number 61.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2025
Perez has raced for 14 seasons as part of Sauber, Force India, Racing Point and Red Bull teams.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Thousands of residents were evacuated as the flames raced up the Santa Ana Mountains, cresting and driving straight toward the Lake Elsinore area, burning cabins in the Cleveland National Forest’s Holy Jim Canyon and then homes in the El Cariso Village neighborhood.
—Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Rookie cornerback Dorian Strong raced over from the other side of the field as the last line of defense.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Economists raced to revise their forecast upwards.
—George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raced
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Drennan, 43, grew up helping his brothers and uncles build derby cars and later competed in a few derbies himself.—
Sean Clancy,
Arkansas Online,
14 Sep. 2025
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The Olympic champion and silver medalist competed seven times this season.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Prosecutors sped through four additional witnesses this afternoon.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
12 Sep. 2025
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From stopwatches to wearables, tech has elevated individuals' experiences through a plethora of on-demand metrics that provide a more holistic view of progress, and the Covid-19 pandemic sped this growth considerably.—
Hamid Farooqui,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The first cohort of seniors to have contended — not always enthusiastically — with a digital society has reached the age when cognitive impairment becomes more common.—
Paul Spann,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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As Elizabeth Hardwick and others have contended over the years, criticism has too often diminished as a form of argument and rigorous engagement.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The wild-eyed elk turned and trotted parallel to me.—
Jack Atcheson Sr. as told to Michael Hanback,
Outdoor Life,
11 Sep. 2025
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The final segment, reserved for special teams, gave much of the roster a breather, helmets off and tucked in hands, but then a 35-year-old tight end trotted to an empty neighboring field.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Sep. 2025
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In the tall-grass prairies that once spread out across pre-settlement Indiana, tiny ground squirrels scurried through the wildflowers, grasses and shrubs.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
21 Aug. 2025
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Brett Ryan, aided by Robbie Carter’s young daughter, scurried to place markers at the sites of the longest throws, before chucking the corpses back to the starting line.—
Nathaniel Rich,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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Neural highways that once buzzed with activity are becoming quiet country roads, rarely traveled and slowly overgrown.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The end of winter break was nearing for the two university students, who had traveled to Urbana to visit other water polo players at the University of Illinois, Abraham’s father told CNN.—
Taylor Romine,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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On third-and-2 at the CU 20, the Buffs QB hurried left with seemingly the entire Houston defense in pursuit, spotted Omarion Miller just past the line of scrimmage, and shoveled him the ball before the red jerseys closed in.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
13 Sep. 2025
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But a ship arrived and everyone hurried aboard without understanding a word of what the greeter was saying.—
Manuel Muñoz,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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Isn’t the same belief what drove Laura to speak to them?—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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Judge drove a full-count splitter from Casey Mize to right-center field, giving New York a 1-0 lead.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Raced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raced. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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