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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
Maggie Downs, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2025
Asher, the former vice president of racing communications at Churchill Downs, died in 2018.
—Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 Oct. 2025
Congolese and regional banks are racing to extend reach through agent networks, over-the-counter mobile transactions, and wallet-style services like Illicocash.
—Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Marketing professionals are racing to keep up with evolving AI technology and understand how best to use it to reach their brands’ target demographics.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Step into a time warp of vintage gas pumps, racing memorabilia, and unusual roadside relics at Mendenhall’s Museum.
—Maggie Downs, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2025
Asher, the former vice president of racing communications at Churchill Downs, died in 2018.
—Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 Oct. 2025
Congolese and regional banks are racing to extend reach through agent networks, over-the-counter mobile transactions, and wallet-style services like Illicocash.
—Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Marketing professionals are racing to keep up with evolving AI technology and understand how best to use it to reach their brands’ target demographics.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for racing
Verb
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As a result, the Miss Universe Organization revoked her title for breaching contractual obligations by competing in another external pageant before finishing her reign.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Critics say both votes were marred by irregularities, including challengers being barred from competing.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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That mindset is a result of the mental exhaustion and anguish of their postseason drought, which is speeding toward a full decade and represents the longest current stretch in the NBA.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Oct. 2025
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Police do not believe the driver of the Dodge Ram was speeding or intoxicated.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Oct. 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
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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
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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
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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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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 30 Oct. 2025.
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