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as in families
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor
the last descendent of a race of kings
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as in nations
a people having a common language, culture, and body of traditions
Winston Churchill's famous hope and prediction that World War II would be remembered by future generations as the finest hour of the Britannic race
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as in speeds
to proceed or move quickly
was racing around trying to get everything done before her big trip to India
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for races
Noun
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The nuptials began on Wednesday, March 19, with an intimate dinner between the couple's families and wedding party.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
22 Mar. 2025 -
Solutions like these improve health and education outcomes, empower women, and enable families to thrive, transforming their futures.—
Matt Damon,
TIME,
22 Mar. 2025
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The plan, reported in January in The Age newspaper, has been floated by the three most powerful and richest cricket nations - India, Australia and England who would be part of a top tier consisting of seven teams.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Our goal should be free trade with free nations.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Neither competes with TurboTax in terms of guidance or user experience, though FreeTaxUSA gets closer.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
5 Jan. 2025
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The team also competes in the F1 Sim Racing Championship as McLaren Shadow, having won the 2022 Constructors’ and Drivers’ Championships.—
Bruce Martin,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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The tribes are suing under a law — Senate Bill 549 — that went into effect Wednesday.—
Andrew Sheeler,
Sacramento Bee,
2 Jan. 2025
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The complaint notes that Californians voted in 1984 to amend the California Constitution to ban banked games, though tribes are exempted from that ban under a 2000 state constitutional amendment.—
Andrew Sheeler,
Sacramento Bee,
2 Jan. 2025
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While there are no national statistics tracking the nationalities of workers in the industry, our empirical studies and ongoing field research indicate that most of today’s workers are from Mexico and Guatemala.—
Kathleen Sexsmith,
The Conversation,
12 Mar. 2025
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The nationalities driving the most growth were those from Central and Southern America, as well as the Philippines, Nigeria and Afghanistan.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The complaint contends that Schultz and So violated securities laws, and even indicated their efforts to skirt those laws on the Spaces call.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
20 Dec. 2024
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Amazon contends that the workers are not employees.—
Julia Shapero,
The Hill,
20 Dec. 2024
Noun
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And our definition of social media was to converse about the over-the-top shenanigans of the fictional Ewing, Channing and Carrington clans at the proverbial office watercooler.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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In 2020, the California Fish and Game Commission made six lion clans a candidate for protection under the state Endangered Species Act, and are expected to decide whether to permanently list them next year.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Dec. 2024
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The theatre was about 75% full, with a wide range of ages, genders and ethnicities at least to the naked eye.—
Joan Michelson,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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Other ethnicities didn’t fare much better, with African American women on 27% and Asian or Pacific Islander women on 26%.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Races.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/races. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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