raced

VERB

run, speed in competition

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bolt chase compete contest dart dash fly gallop hurry hustle rush scamper scramble shoot sprint tear

STRONG

boil bustle career course fling haste hasten hie lash outstrip post pursue scud scuttle skim spurt swoop whisk wing

WEAK

plunge ahead

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dally dawdle delay procrastinate slow stay wait walk

Example Sentences

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Then, diplomats from Qatar and Pakistan raced in, ferrying messages between Tehran and Washington that a peace deal was almost done on Wednesday and convincing Trump to call off new strikes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

Martial law lasted only about six hours as lawmakers raced to the assembly building and voted it down in an emergency session.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

But Vitruvian Man, who hasn’t raced since finishing a distant third in the Santa Anita Derby, will have one distinction: The most famous owners in the field.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

The 30-year-old showed no hangover from that performance during his encounter with Cerundolo, as he raced through the opening set and came through a tie-break in the second.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

I raced through the rest of my marketing, rushed into Mrs. Wigginbottom’s kitchen with the groceries, and scurried through the cabbage-scented parlor until I caught up with Aunt Kitty.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan