race 1 of 2

noun

Definition of racenext
1
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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2
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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race

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verb

1
as in to compete
to engage in a contest just how many candidates are racing for the senatorial seat this year?

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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
Noun
The other Democratic primary races in Virginia will be more competitive. — Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 4 Apr. 2025 At Large seat that was up in 2007, but withdrew before the primary in a race that Cindy Circo later won. — Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025
Verb
Short sprinters, for example, will race in the 100 and 200 meters, and long sprinters in the 200 and 400 meters. — George Ramsay and Amanda Davies, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025 Some shoppers raced to buy big-ticket items in February, before most of the import taxes took effect. — Scott Horsley, NPR, 3 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for race
Recent Examples of Synonyms for race
  1. family
  2. ethnicity
  3. compete
  4. speed
  5. tribe
  6. nationality
  7. contend
  8. travel
Noun
  • Neglect of Personal Hygiene: Refusing to eat with the family or to maintain personal hygiene, like taking baths.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Unfortunately, the actors are unable to shake their association with the fictitious Sopranos mob family.
    — Marina Watts, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Definition of family
Noun
  • This has created a legal standoff in the U.S. after years in which American firms have embraced DEI policies that track race and ethnicity data and set diversity targets in hiring and other corporate practices.
    — Reuters, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
  • The latest: Lawmakers introduced House Bill 630 last month, which would ban wage discrimination based on gender, race or ethnicity, as well as protect workers from retaliation and prevent employers from using pay history to set salaries.
    — Melissa Santos, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
Definition of ethnicity
Verb
  • If the answer is anything but an unequivocal yes, the U.S. risks falling behind not just in business and innovation but in its ability to compete, protect and lead globally.
    — Marty Sprinzen, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Antitrust claims concern agreements by NCAA member schools and conferences to restrain how each individually competes for, and compensates, athletes.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Definition of compete
Verb
  • This not only speeds up the workflow but also enhances creative decision-making on the fly.
    — Nancy Pulciano, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
  • These jets can speed up or suppress the formation of stars in a galaxy, depending on how the energy is released into the black hole’s host galaxy.
    — David Garofalo, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2025
Definition of speed
Noun
  • Earlier this year, a member of an uncontacted Amazonian tribe voluntarily visited the rural Brazilian village of Bela Rosa.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Apr. 2025
  • In past years, other Native American tribes have received IMLS grants to purchase access to apps such as Hoopla and Libby, which provide free ebooks and audiobooks to library patrons.
    — Paresh Dave, Wired News, 1 Apr. 2025
Definition of tribe
Noun
  • Dismantling Iranian influence has been the bigger priority to date, with Shiite militia men reportedly being stripped of Syrian nationality that was granted in gratitude by Mr. Assad.
    — Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Apr. 2025
  • In Brazil, Cuban doctors in the defunct Mais Medicos program were paid less than a third of what was paid to doctors of other nationalities in the same program, according to documents obtained by the Brazilian press.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
Definition of nationality
Verb
  • Shortly before the end of Biden’s term in January, the Department of Education issued a fact sheet contending that Title IX applies to colleges’ direct payments to athletes reflecting revenue share/NIL.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • The organization, which has paid the tax since 1972, contends that its work is rooted in Catholic values and mission and that the state is unfairly judging what counts as religious activity.
    — Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Definition of contend
Verb
  • Yet, as so often happens in the sport, Estrada did not travel a straight line to big-league prosperity.
    — Dennis Lin, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
  • The incident comes some seven years after an American missionary, John Allen Chau, traveled to the same island with a bible.
    — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2025
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