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as in family
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor
the last descendent of a race of kings
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as in ethnicity
a people having a common language, culture, and body of traditions
Winston Churchill's famous hope and prediction that World War II would be remembered by future generations as the finest hour of the Britannic race
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as in to speed
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 race
Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 14 Feb. 2025
Catch up with awards season’s top contenders: As the Oscar race heads into the home stretch, so does The Envelope podcast, featuring interviews with Colman Domingo, Brady Corbet, Coralie Fargeat and more.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2025
Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2025
Evolving since 2001’s The Fast and the Furious from looking at underground street racing to global espionage, the films have Ludacris playing Tej, a tech-savvy mechanic, race organizer and hacker who is a core member of Dominic Toretto’s (Vin Diesel) crew.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
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The rain stopped and the track was dry, however, before Thursday’s Duel races.
Check back for updates on this developing story.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 14 Feb. 2025
Catch up with awards season’s top contenders: As the Oscar race heads into the home stretch, so does The Envelope podcast, featuring interviews with Colman Domingo, Brady Corbet, Coralie Fargeat and more.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2025
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Washington — House and Senate Republicans are racing to keep pace on competing budget proposals to enact President Trump's top priorities, with committees in both chambers voting to advance their respective plans this week.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2025
Evolving since 2001’s The Fast and the Furious from looking at underground street racing to global espionage, the films have Ludacris playing Tej, a tech-savvy mechanic, race organizer and hacker who is a core member of Dominic Toretto’s (Vin Diesel) crew.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for race
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That is where an intercultural specialist can step in to not only work with students and teachers, but families as well.—
Graham P. Johnson,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The Colorado Springs, Colorado, homeowner was treated for smoke inhalation, and his family was temporarily displaced by the June 26 fire, CBS affiliate KKTV reported.—
Kate Gibson,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2025
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The national child abuse inquiry report, published in 2022, made 20 recommendations for combatting child abuse, the first being the need to record better data on both victims and abusers, including their ethnicity.—
Nic Robertson,
CNN,
6 Feb. 2025
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The bureau also was implementing a directive from the Biden administration to combine questions about race and ethnicity and add a new Middle Eastern and North African category.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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The Hills alum and influencer Kayla Nicole were the only two of the 16 celebs competing to triumph on Wednesday's third season finale of the Fox show.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
6 Feb. 2025
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This follows Trump’s recent order restricting access for transgender children and teens to compete in sports from kindergarten through senior year of high school.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
6 Feb. 2025
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Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed an executive order urging state officials to speed up implementation.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2025
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As the microlight receded west into the haze, the birds chasing behind, an armada of cars and camper vans sped off in pursuit.—
Nick Paumgarten,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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Lipski also pointed to Indigenous American lore from the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes that says stars form in the earth, then come up through the branches of cottonwood trees.—
John Wenzel,
The Denver Post,
12 Feb. 2025
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Parvati and Ethan both competed on Survivor: Winners at War, and had plenty of time to bond on the Edge of Extinction after both being voted out of the tribe.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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He was officially granted nationality in August 2022.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
31 Jan. 2025
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Since the country’s inception, the United States has had jus soli citizenship; anyone born in the country or its overseas territories is a citizen, regardless of their parents’ nationality or immigration status.—
Gaby Del Valle,
The Verge,
21 Jan. 2025
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Trump contends his proxies must be allowed to hunt for waste, fraud and abuse within the executive branch.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, contends that the new policy is spreading fear of raids, thus lowering attendance at worship services and other valuable church programs.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2025
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That includes parents who want some time to themselves or guests traveling without kids.—
Nathan Diller,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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The power-sapping safety measure was first installed after Bobby Allison’s car, traveling at 210 mph, went airborne and tore through the catchfence at Talladega Superspeedway in 1987.—
Mark Long,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Race.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/race. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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