races

NOUN

pursuit; running, speeding

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chase competition contention contest course event marathon match relay run sprint

STRONG

clash clip dash engagement go meet rivalry rush scurry spurt

NOUN

group of persons related by common descent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

issue

STRONG

blood clan family folk house kin kindred kinfolk line lineage people stock tribe

WEAK

offspring progeny seed

NOUN

stream, river

Synonyms

STRONGEST

run

STRONG

branch brook creek duct gill raceway rill rivulet runnel sluice tide

WEAK

rindle

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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Analysts say that is now at risk, especially if polls are correct in suggesting Labour is likely to lose hundreds of local races in the May vote.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

He made the podium 13 times in 17 races.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

And over the past three Long Beach races, he’s led 100 laps, more than twice as many as any other driver.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

In all, there have been six title races that have been won by a solitary point, with City accounting for two of those, sneaking past Liverpool in both the 2018-19 and 2021-22 seasons.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Rani races ahead, but when I step onto the beach, my feet sink into the sand.

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman