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Recent Examples of racer
On Sunday, former F1 Academy racer and American Rally Association champion Lia Block — daughter of the late rally legend Ken Block — will demonstrate performance vehicles at Velocity.
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026
Jordan connected Landeskog with a Canadian ski racer who went through a similar injury.
—ABC News, 26 May 2026
Lenny was a father to young racer Aidan Hancock, who created a GoFundMe page in January to raise funds for his racing career after Lenny's death.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026
But the moment most people will remember from Sunday came before the race, when Kyle Busch’s family made a surprise appearance three days after the 41-year-old racer had suddenly died of severe pneumonia that progressed into sepsis.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 25 May 2026
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026
Jordan connected Landeskog with a Canadian ski racer who went through a similar injury.
—ABC News, 26 May 2026
Lenny was a father to young racer Aidan Hancock, who created a GoFundMe page in January to raise funds for his racing career after Lenny's death.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026
But the moment most people will remember from Sunday came before the race, when Kyle Busch’s family made a surprise appearance three days after the 41-year-old racer had suddenly died of severe pneumonia that progressed into sepsis.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 25 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for racer
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In the penultimate episode, Jacob Elordi’s Nate Jacobs was killed off after being buried alive and then bitten by a rattlesnake.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Later, a rattlesnake slithered through the opening and killed Nate.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
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Snakes, such as garter snakes and thread snakes, eat snails, ant larvae, and other invertebrates, while gopher snakes, rat snakes, and other larger snakes are excellent mousers and will even take packrats, Amarello says.—
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
6 May 2026
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Connecticut is home to 14 native snake species including the common garter snake, DeKay’s brownsnake, northern watersnake, and eastern milk snake.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
16 Apr. 2026
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But this is impossible once cobra venom enters the system.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Straight at me, the cobra struck.—
John McPhee,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Non-venomous serpents include rat, garter, bull and water snakes.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 July 2025
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In 2016, 20 southern banded water snakes were pulled from the area.—
Olivia Rose,
AZCentral.com,
22 July 2025
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Luckily for Kennedy, the southern black racer is a common, non-venomous species often found in the Southeastern United States.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
26 May 2026
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State Reptile: The black racer snake, adopted in 1995.—
Hailey Roden,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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Oil that is on the surface is harmful to animals that come up to the surface to breathe, such as dolphins, sea turtles and sea snakes.—
Asuka Koda,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 2026
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But his game ended abruptly after a second, very real bite from a black and white banded sea snake, also known as a sea krait, which forced his medical evacuation.—
Terry Terrones,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Oct. 2025
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Viewers have already seen glimpses of the premiere, which involves Aang and Katara subduing a sea serpent while guiding refugees across a treacherous path.—
Entertainment Weekly,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 June 2026
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An archetypal sea monster, the Leviathan is said to be like a dragon, a serpent or a multi-headed Lovecraftian entity—any version will do, and in this case, theorists have settled on the sea serpent variant.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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According to a study published in the journal Behavioral Ecology, more bats and birds will steer clear of wind turbines when their blades are painted with colors similar to animals like venomous coral snakes and poison dart frogs.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
13 May 2026
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The venomous coral snake does not have the telltale arrowhead shape and can often be confused with the nonvenomous kingsnake.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Racer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racer. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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