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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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The super computers had been assembled as he raced to develop his own AI models to catch up with Anthropic, OpenAI and other labs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Budgets initially ballooned as gaming studios raced to capture the attention of people stuck in their homes.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

Lowry raced over with seven minutes to play as Ulster refused to go out without a fight, but Montpellier's domination was summed up by Vincent's try with 90 seconds left.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Debates about the underlying evolutionary mechanisms followed, even at the molecular level, but these discussions raced ahead without anchoring the origin of osteoderms in a clear evolutionary timeline leading to today’s reptiles.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

When he turned to me, a chill raced so quickly across my back and shoulders, I actually looked beside me to see if a mouse had scurried out the bottom of my petticoats.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan