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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 travelling
to proceed or move quickly
was racing around trying to get everything done before her big trip to India
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as in running
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Recent Examples of racing
Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 14 Sep. 2025
With campaign season descending, Republicans are now racing to convince the public that their tax cuts, tariffs, and spending cuts are worth returning them to power on the Hill.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Right now, everyone’s racing to crank out more content.
—Chris Schembra, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
At that time, comet Lemmon will be racing 4 degrees per day, so even a few minutes of watching with a telescope should reveal its shift relative to field stars.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
As the new school year begins, more than a dozen universities have gotten hoax shooting or bomb threats that have caused campuses to shut down and brought police racing to the scene.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 14 Sep. 2025
With campaign season descending, Republicans are now racing to convince the public that their tax cuts, tariffs, and spending cuts are worth returning them to power on the Hill.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Right now, everyone’s racing to crank out more content.
—Chris Schembra, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
At that time, comet Lemmon will be racing 4 degrees per day, so even a few minutes of watching with a telescope should reveal its shift relative to field stars.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for racing
Verb
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High-skilled workers will see income growth, while low-skill workers will be competing for a decreasing number of job openings.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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The show gives Islanders from previous seasons of the dating show a second shot at love while competing in challenges for a chance at winning $100,000.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The switch got flipped in the final quarter as McCarthy took charge, the offensive line asserted itself and the running game got hot.—
Steve Silverman,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The offensive line opened few holes in the running game.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Tonight's game is one of the biggest in the early going, as both teams have visions of going deep into the playoffs and contending for the Super Bowl this season.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Fortunately for the Mets, most of the National League’s playoff-contending teams are flawed, too.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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Nothing better than putting down the top and driving beautiful roads just after the rain stops and the air is powerfully charged by the nearby ocean, scrubbed clean.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The jury cleared Read of killing O’Keefe, charging her with just drunken driving.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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The outlets report that footage of the stunt show posted on social media shows speeding cars spinning on the road with smoke coming from their tailpipes.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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The natural rate of decline in output from the world's oil and gas fields is speeding up, owing to more reliance on shale and deep offshore resources, the International Energy Agency said on Tuesday.—
Seher Dareen,
Reuters,
15 Sep. 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 formula gets bonus points for not feeling sticky, not traveling or feathering, and smoothing out lip lines for a plump, pouty effect.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Recently, when her daughter was traveling to London for work, Graves still got up to see her off.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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India is one the world’s fastest growing aviation markets with a fleet size of over 800 aircraft and annual traffic of 240 million passengers.—
Vasuki Shastry,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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Advanced fleet management platforms can empower not only fleet owners but also independent fleet and telematics service providers to build advanced fleet digitalization applications, across sectors and countries.—
Aliaksandr Kuushynau,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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“Racing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racing. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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