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as in competing
to engage in a contest
just how many candidates are racing for the senatorial seat this year?
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as in driving
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 racing
Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 11 Nov. 2025
The custom continues in some Indian neighborhoods and among pigeon-racing communities globally.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
Tech companies are racing to integrate AI into the clinical space by creating digital triage systems, diagnostic copilots, and decision-support tools designed to augment or even replace physician oversight.
—Dr. Nicholas Cozzi, Time, 10 Nov. 2025
Learn about the town's horse-racing history.
—Cat Sposato, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2025
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The car is based on the C8 Corvette, the first mid-engine Corvette, and the latest in the line of racing Corvettes from Pratt Miller; those iterations started with the Corvette C5-R, which raced in 1999 at Daytona.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 11 Nov. 2025
The custom continues in some Indian neighborhoods and among pigeon-racing communities globally.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
Tech companies are racing to integrate AI into the clinical space by creating digital triage systems, diagnostic copilots, and decision-support tools designed to augment or even replace physician oversight.
—Dr. Nicholas Cozzi, Time, 10 Nov. 2025
Learn about the town's horse-racing history.
—Cat Sposato, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for racing
Adjective
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Kylie wears a black polo shirt, black joggers and white running shoes.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Currently in theaters is Yorgos Lanthimos’ fifth collaboration with Emma Stone, Bugonia, which also stars Jesse Plemons; that pic counting a current running cume of $13M+ at the global box office, now in its second week in theaters.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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Artists right behind Lamar include Lady Gaga, with seven nominations, and Bad Bunny and Sabrina Carpenter with six nominations — with all four artists competing in each of the album, record and song of the year categories.—
Eric Renner Brown,
Billboard,
11 Nov. 2025
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In fact, a 2024 British Journal of Sports Medicine study funded in part by the IOC found that trans women athletes may face several disadvantages when competing with cisgender women, such as less lower body strength and a lower maximum rate of oxygen consumption than both cis women and cis men.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
11 Nov. 2025
Verb
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While driving - Stick to the middle lanes and stay on elevated ground.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Nov. 2025
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Take extra caution when on the road or avoid driving if possible.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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He was also convicted of speeding in a school zone in September 2017 in Tool, according to the warrant.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Nov. 2025
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Melvindale police pulled over a speeding vehicle during the weekend – and ended up delivering a baby.—
Darcie Moran,
Freep.com,
10 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Only worth around $15 nowadays, but this card spawned so many anti-flying cards.—
Curtis Silver,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The lower end of that spectrum (2,000 kelvins) will provide an orangey, amber light and attract the fewest flying insects.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The Heat also again faces the Cavaliers in back-to-back games later this season, traveling to Cleveland to play the Cavaliers on March 25 and 27.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
11 Nov. 2025
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Atkins died three days after the fatal collision, which occurred after Owen-Cooper had been traveling around 53 mph on a road with a 20 mph speed limit.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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This approach lowers costs, accelerates delivery, and — by integrating superior technology on these platforms at scale — ensures that America has both the fleet size and the industrial depth needed to respond to a crisis.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
28 Oct. 2025
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Fiji Airways is the smallest airline by fleet size to ever receive the honor and the only airline in Oceania to win, according to the carrier.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Sep. 2025
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This team is clearly stuck in a bad and awkward place because of past decisions — most notably the 2022 Deshaun Watson trade — and is on a second straight year of trotting an uninspiring and uncompetitive offense onto the field each week.—
Zac Jackson,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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Such a reading of the law at the center of the case could provide Trump an opening -- along with other tariffs that have not been challenged in court -- to continue his global-trotting mission to reshape trade imbalances, even if the high court curtails his broad tariff power.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Racing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racing. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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