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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
ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
Also on Friday, the FIA released the new guidelines that shape how stewards judge racing clashes.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Tech companies are racing to predict whether AI’s popularity will result in a new hit product, similar to how the internet laid the foundation for the smartphone.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 2 Mar. 2026
Top Cabinet secretaries often complete the rounds of the shows, racing from studio to studio or video appearance to video appearance.
—Garrett Downs,greg Iacurci,azhar Sukri,spriha Srivastava,emma Graham,lee Ying Shan,anniek Bao, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026
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The heats and the finals of the snowboard cross will see four athletes racing at the same time.
—ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
Also on Friday, the FIA released the new guidelines that shape how stewards judge racing clashes.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Tech companies are racing to predict whether AI’s popularity will result in a new hit product, similar to how the internet laid the foundation for the smartphone.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 2 Mar. 2026
Top Cabinet secretaries often complete the rounds of the shows, racing from studio to studio or video appearance to video appearance.
—Garrett Downs,greg Iacurci,azhar Sukri,spriha Srivastava,emma Graham,lee Ying Shan,anniek Bao, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for racing
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Shortly after the Jets tagged Hall on Tuesday, a slew of outlets reported the Seahawks aren't planning to use a franchise tag on Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker, teeing him up to become easily the hottest running-back name on the market after running for 313 yards in three postseason games.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
3 Mar. 2026
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At the Combine, Bears head coach Ben Johnson talked about the impact Bieniemy had on running game and offense as a whole.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
26 Feb. 2026
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The major obstacle facing a coal revival is the price of competing energy sources, especially natural gas.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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The move was criticized as an undemocratic attempt to bar other Democrats from competing for the seat.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Mar. 2026
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While driving - Stick to the middle lanes and stay on elevated ground.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Mar. 2026
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Aiden Robbins took the most substantial swing of the night in that inning, driving a two-run, back-side home run to right field.—
David Eckert,
Austin American Statesman,
7 Mar. 2026
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District staff don’t expect to run out of spendable cash until September, slowing down the district’s speeding descent toward insolvency, but not by a lot.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Another recent paper co-authored by James Hansen — the US scientist who publicly sounded the alarm on the climate crisis in the 1980s — also concluded global warming is speeding up, but didn’t do a statistical significance test, Rahmstorf said.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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Gray squirrels are active during the day, while flying squirrels are active at night, says Mengak.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
6 Mar. 2026
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Chang'e 7 features an orbiter, a lander, a rover and a mini-flying probe or hopper, which together will tote to the moon a total of 18 scientific instruments.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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In our roundup of travel news this week, why social bathhouses are a hot new wellness trend, the Portuguese chicken shop Chinese tourists are traveling thousands of miles to visit, plus travel chaos in the Middle East.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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At a Sheetz gas station equipped with high-resolution cameras, authorities spotted a car matching Shelia Eddy’s vehicle passing through around midnight—traveling in the direction of Blacksville.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
6 Mar. 2026
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Britain won the first of three fleet races Sunday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Mar. 2026
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The fleet feet of Nikki Meletidis created an opportunity in the 38th minute.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2026
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The art market has its share of globe-trotting fairs but few glamorous female-centric industry events—until now.—
Vanessa Grigoriadis,
Vanity Fair,
10 Mar. 2026
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The globe-trotting political thriller's star, Claire Danes, will join forces with her old parter in crime-fighting, Damian Lewis, to present one of the evening's awards.—
Jillian Sederholm,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Racing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racing. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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