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Recent Examples of racer
As the relay team prepared for the fateful finale, racer Aidan Burd said they were focused on picking each other up and working as a team.
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Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 19 Jan. 2025
That's a seeming necessity, given the car has two times the power that any NASCAR racer is allowed to deploy on the non-restrictor plate races.
—Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2025
Choose between interchangeable rims, add a mini racer to the driver’s seat, and race them.
—Shea Simmons, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025
Photo : Howard Walker 1952 Ferrari 342 America Cabriolet Speciale
Enzo Ferrari didn’t always build low-slung sports cars and racers.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2025
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Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 19 Jan. 2025
That's a seeming necessity, given the car has two times the power that any NASCAR racer is allowed to deploy on the non-restrictor plate races.
—Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2025
Choose between interchangeable rims, add a mini racer to the driver’s seat, and race them.
—Shea Simmons, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025
Photo : Howard Walker 1952 Ferrari 342 America Cabriolet Speciale
Enzo Ferrari didn’t always build low-slung sports cars and racers.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for racer
Noun
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The Golden State is home to eight species of rattlesnakes.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Sacramento Bee,
11 Feb. 2025
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With golden eyes, velvet voice and smooth gait, Pierre is like a puma prowling across the screen, but ultimately his character’s temperament is much more like a rattlesnake — coiled and ready to strike when threatened.—
Katie Walsh,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Sep. 2024
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Between the lines: The plains garter snake's disappearance points to largerproblems with the ecosystems in our backyards.—
Alissa Widman Neese,
Axios,
29 Jan. 2025
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Amphibians such as frogs and toads thrive in the moisture-rich soil, while reptiles like garter snakes patrol the forest floor.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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Poses like cat-cow and half lord of the fishes help with mobility in the spine, while poses like cobra and bridge work to strengthen the muscles in the back and core.—
Cory Martin,
Verywell Health,
3 Feb. 2025
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Share [Findings] Interviews with reptile poachers in southwestern Balochistan indicated that the Caspian cobra, the desert monitor, the Iranian mastigure, Maynard’s longnose sand snake, the Persian spider gecko, and the Tartar sand boa were being captured for use by snake charmers.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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On a water snake, there’s no mask, just little vertical stripes below the eye.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Feb. 2024
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For one thing, rattlesnakes have different fat profiles than Chinese water snakes.—
Jordan Friedman,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Oct. 2024
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It was created in 2014 and honors the late German designer’s legacy, from his sunglasses to his suits and dazzling black racer gloves.—
Nadja Sayej,
Forbes,
28 Oct. 2024
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But a few days ago, Cockerham’s son saw a black racer come out of the lemongrass.—
Hannah Farrow,
Orlando Sentinel,
10 July 2024
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Filmed over nearly four years, the series explores locations from the Himalayas to the Western Pacific, featuring wildlife stories including elephants that have learned to stop buses to steal food in Sri Lanka and sea snakes hunting in partnership with fish.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
25 Oct. 2024
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There was yet more to see—wild horses and noodle-nosed saiga antelope, coves of turquoise water filled with shipwrecks and sea snakes, and camel caravans on the Turkman border.—
J.R. Patterson,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 June 2024
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Revolving around a community of sea serpents living on a secret island in the middle of the ocean, the feature is based on the children’s book series by Tor Åge Bringsværd and illustrator Thore Hansen, which ran across nine books from 1972 to 2019, creating a cross-generational brand.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
28 Oct. 2024
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There's also an Orkney origin story involving a giant sea serpent.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
4 Oct. 2024
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All sorts of animals that would horrify the average homeowner — like a four-foot-long venomous coral snake — were now his neighbors, which led to deeper reflections.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American-Statesman,
11 Nov. 2024
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This family of about 400 species includes coral snakes, cobras, and mambas and is considered medically important since their bites can destroy tissue, cause the heart to collapse, induce blindness, and more.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
19 Sep. 2024
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“Racer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racer. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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