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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In a statement, organisers said: "The Isle of Man TT Races pass on their deepest sympathy to his wife, Helayna, and his son Joey and daughter Phoebe, as well as his family and friends."

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Appeared in the May 1, 2026, print edition as 'Louisville’s Real-Estate Market is Off to the Races'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

The Tall Ships Races Aberdeen - labelled the biggest tourist event in Scotland this year is under sail.

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2025

Races run from a few minutes for lower heats to nearly an hour at the highest competitive tier.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2025

Races back, though it doesn’t have the thick down of its neighbor, the well-armored talons of the grouse.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers