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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
Having only raced four times in her career, this Brad Cox trainee strutted her stuff on August 28 in an allowance race on opening day at this Franklin, Kentucky track.
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Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The tone was set on the opening play from scrimmage when defensive back John Nestor picked off a pass and raced 29 yards down the Northwestern State sideline for a touchdown that put the Gophers on top 7-0.
—Frank Rajkowski, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
The result was about as expected, as the Ducks' boat raced Montana State 59-13.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Sep. 2025
Kristen raced to the school and found a cop waiting for her as well as firetrucks and an ambulance, where her son was inside screaming.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Witt raced toward the baseball, gathered himself and threw a strike to Pasquantino.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
The Illinois senior already had caught a Western Illinois punt on the left sideline, raced in a curve across the field to the right sideline and ran 59 yards forward.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
The ball was tipped twice before Reina hauled it in and raced untouched down the right sideline.
—Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 30 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, my editor, an avid climber who also had volunteered to get the inside scoop on the course, raced to the second level, bypassing the playground altogether.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 29 Aug. 2025
Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The tone was set on the opening play from scrimmage when defensive back John Nestor picked off a pass and raced 29 yards down the Northwestern State sideline for a touchdown that put the Gophers on top 7-0.
—Frank Rajkowski, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
The result was about as expected, as the Ducks' boat raced Montana State 59-13.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Sep. 2025
Kristen raced to the school and found a cop waiting for her as well as firetrucks and an ambulance, where her son was inside screaming.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Witt raced toward the baseball, gathered himself and threw a strike to Pasquantino.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
The Illinois senior already had caught a Western Illinois punt on the left sideline, raced in a curve across the field to the right sideline and ran 59 yards forward.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
The ball was tipped twice before Reina hauled it in and raced untouched down the right sideline.
—Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 30 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, my editor, an avid climber who also had volunteered to get the inside scoop on the course, raced to the second level, bypassing the playground altogether.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raced
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Additionally, buzzyworthy artists Shaboozey and Dasha each scored nods in the MTV Push Performance of the Year category, while Wallen competed for Artist of the Year, Best Album and Song of the Summer.—
Matthew Leimkuehler,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Brandt also competed in track and field and played on a club volleyball team.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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On a recent August morning, several unmarked SUVs with tinted windows sped to the curb outside a Home Depot in the Van Nuys area of Los Angeles.—
Elliot Spagat,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Halsey was the one who turned the key in the ignition and sped off.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
4 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
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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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Agustin Ramirez opened the seventh for Miami with a single off Tyler Rogers (4-5), moved to second on a groundout by Heriberto Hernandez, took third on Eric Wagaman’s single, and trotted home on Norby’s flyout to Soto for a 9-8 Miami lead.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
31 Aug. 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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The season’s most important series, once again When the New York Yankees travelled to Toronto for Canada Day, the four games sat as the biggest series of the season to that point.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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The district attorney’s office said McNulty had traveled to or lived in the Philippines, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska and Virginia.—
Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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One of Marron’s sisters hurried in to see what had happened.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Sep. 2025
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The Hurricanes’ offensive line also protected Beck, who was only sacked once and hurried once and had plenty of time to throw most of the night.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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The company, which also owns the swankier Bloomingdales brand and cosmetics retailer Bluemercury, barely made it out of the pandemic after lockdowns strangled in-store shopping and drove customers ever closer to Amazon and other big-box retailers.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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Grant drove the Aggies 72 yards and found Blaise Smith for a 3-yard touchdown pass with 8 seconds remaining to win it.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Raced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raced. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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