as in running
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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
Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
This non-racing fan, however, found the film most interesting with Sonny exploiting the rules to eke out tiny advantages or Kate redesigning to squeeze out an extra tenth of a second.
—Michael Ordoña, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 June 2025
Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 May 2026
Apple is racing to compete with OpenAI, Meta and others in the burgeoning AI device space.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
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Adjective
In his long non-racing career, there have been a few mishaps.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
This non-racing fan, however, found the film most interesting with Sonny exploiting the rules to eke out tiny advantages or Kate redesigning to squeeze out an extra tenth of a second.
—Michael Ordoña, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 June 2025
Verb
The primary is, of course, fit for racing royalty, with an adjoining en suite covered with polished Calacatta Vagli Oro marble.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 May 2026
Apple is racing to compete with OpenAI, Meta and others in the burgeoning AI device space.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for racing
Adjective
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Smart ideas While this was going on, the brothers held a running conversation.—
Nate Anderson,
ArsTechnica,
12 May 2026
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Never particularly good at controlling the running game, Doval then let Turang steal second before permitting a game-tying single to William Contreras.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2026
Verb
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Teams are at the center of the action when competing against another, complete with the celebrations and disappointments that are the hallmarks of any game show.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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The competing offers for Giannis Antetokounmpo should answer that question.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
14 May 2026
Verb
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The critical shipping passage has been a key point of the war, driving up gas prices.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
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Schauffele ranks in the tournament’s top five in both putting and driving, and has hit 28 of 42 fairways this week.—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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The United Arab Emirates is speeding up the completion of a new pipeline that will allow the Gulf federation to export more oil without routing it through the Strait of Hormuz.—
Sheikh Saaliq,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2026
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Mamdani intends to cut the median time for approvals from 210 to to 100 days via a mix of simplifying income verification, speeding up the process for lottery winners to be selected, and streamlining the applications, among other things.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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Using flying distance, an approximate 400-mile trip became a 3,550-mile journey.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
15 Apr. 2026
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The white-gold indices, also hand-engraved, and star trails, evoking the night sky, are joined by 18-karat-pink-gold hands, a visible flying-tourbillon cage, a dual-register split-seconds flyback chronograph, and a semi-Gregorian perpetual calendar.—
Oren Hartov,
Robb Report,
4 Apr. 2026
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Hamaguchi, who co-wrote the screenplay with Léa Le Dimna, spent two years developing the project in France, traveling between Tokyo and Paris and conducting actor workshops to familiarize himself with how French performers approach text.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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Brentford end their season with a home game against Crystal Palace on Sunday before travelling to Anfield to face Liverpool on the final day on May 24.—
Nnamdi Onyeagwara,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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Musk has indicated the company may look to boost fleet sales to commercial customers in response to questions about Cybertruck’s murky prospects.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The plan calls for up to 550 units, with steady monthly output to sustain fleet readiness.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Although his life has turned into a globe-trotting affair, Calva’s permanent residence remains in Mexico City.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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The psychological revenge thriller of Season One opens up into a globe-trotting espionage thriller taking Reece across the Indian Ocean, Southern and Northern Africa, the Middle East, and Europe.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
11 May 2026
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“Racing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racing. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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