1
as in competing
to engage in a contest
just how many candidates are racing for the senatorial seat this year?
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
2
as in travelling
to proceed or move quickly
was racing around trying to get everything done before her big trip to India
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
as in running
Related Words
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of racing
Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
The company is racing to develop the vehicle to help NASA achieve a moon landing planned for 2027.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Since then, scientists have been racing to replicate and verify those results with increasingly ambitious experiments.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
But just one week later, on June 1, 2019, a splitting headache and blurred vision sent her racing back to the hospital.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for racing
Adjective
With Moore racing through the middle unmarked, O’Brien’s pass was poor and a grateful Phillips intercepted.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
The company is racing to develop the vehicle to help NASA achieve a moon landing planned for 2027.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Since then, scientists have been racing to replicate and verify those results with increasingly ambitious experiments.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
But just one week later, on June 1, 2019, a splitting headache and blurred vision sent her racing back to the hospital.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for racing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for racing
Verb
-
Post-pandemic demand and chronic underbuilding in the area have left buyers competing fiercely, often bidding tens of thousands above asking.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
-
The candidates are competing to replace Democratic Governor Phil Murphy, who is reaching the end of his term limit.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
-
Like many running shoes, the Supercrush Altos are quite tall thanks to lots of padding and a supportive foam platform meant to reduce foot fatigue.—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
-
The running game is a mess, Carson Wentz is often running for his life, and the defense proved distressingly vulnerable to big plays in last weekend’s 28-22 loss to Philadelphia.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
Baltimore won a playoff game last season and entered 2025 with expectations of contending for a Super Bowl title.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
-
Colombia disputes this, contending that Santa Rosa did not exist when the treaty was signed and therefore cannot be claimed under its terms.—
Isa Cardona,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
Bandit had been found on a rural road in the middle of nowhere and would have died had his rescuer not been driving past.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
-
That driving tension and anxiety are largely thanks to the team of artisans, which included composer Volker Bertelmann, editor Kirk Baxter and sound designer Paul Ottosson, who worked closely behind the scenes on their respective crafts to bring it together.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
Once inside, the gang smashed two display cases and made off with several jewels before speeding away on motorbikes.—
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
-
Phoenix police were looking for the driver of a speeding Tesla that hit a bicyclist who died.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
-
Only worth around $15 nowadays, but this card spawned so many anti-flying cards.—
Curtis Silver,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
-
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
-
Praneeth Kumar Usiripalli is charged with one count of assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to do bodily harm while traveling on an aircraft, according to a news release from the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
-
Sacrament revolves around two cousins from San Bernardino, Larette and Cherrise, who, along with two traveling nurses—four ICU nurses in all—are isolating in individual Mallard trailers in CamperWorld, three blocks from Our Lady of Sorrows hospital.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
-
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
-
Davis added that the company will continue to re-evaluate its fleet size ahead of upcoming meetings with its union leaders.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Racing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racing. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share