raced

verb

Definition of racednext
past tense of race
1
as in competed
to engage in a contest just how many candidates are racing for the senatorial seat this year?

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2
as in sped
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 Synonyms for raced
  1. competed
  2. contended
  3. drove
  4. jumped
  5. zipped
  6. ran
  7. run
Verb
  • Job openings rose to historic levels, unemployment fell to its lowest point since the late 1960s and wages grew at their fastest pace in decades as businesses competed for talent.
    Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Summer Olympics Paris, host of the 2024 Summer Olympics from July 26 to August 11, was bursting at the seams with activity as around 8 million visitors attended The Games, along with the 10,500 athletes who competed for glory.
    Roger Sands, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of competed
Verb
  • Carter’s press secretary Jody Powell contended that journalistic attack dogs foamed at the mouth.
    Amber Roessner / Made by History, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Attorneys for the city contended that the Municipal Court's recording practices do not violate the state law and that Legal Action of Wisconsin was trying to expand the scope of the law to include recording more hearings than required.
    Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of contended
Verb
  • The Chiefs lost the coin toss to start overtime and New England drove for the winning touchdown.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Those lane changes and other turns all felt slightly weird not because of how the car drove but because of the absence of clicking-turn-signal sounds inside it.
    Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of drove
Verb
  • All my heart goes out to my beautiful, brave nephew and the angels (my neighbors) who jumped to my aid and endured the chaos for 45 long minutes on the icy asphalt New Years morning.
    Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Harry and Meghan's house has jumped about 110 percent in value in the same time frame.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of jumped
Verb
  • Tippett aggressively zipped over to Sillinger and laid him out, upending the young center before making his way to the bench for a line change.
    Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
  • And the quarter-zip top can be zipped all the way up to protect your neck from the elements.
    Nicol Natale, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of zipped
Verb
  • There are six monochrome colors to choose from, and the good news for shoppers who find that their pants tend to run too short or too long is that each colorway has the option to choose between a 31- or 29-inch inseam.
    Annita Katee, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2025
  • This time, my dog took off and ran into the yard of a house bordering the park.
    James Parker, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of ran
Verb
  • The officers eventually issue Holloway a citation for his expired registration, but not for running the stop sign.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Maybe a year with DeBoer running the offense and Sheridan (who also elevated to QBs coach) learning under him would’ve led to better results.
    Kennington Smith III, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of run
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