raced

verb

Definition of racednext
past tense of race
1
as in competed
to engage in a contest just how many candidates are racing for the senatorial seat this year?

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2
as in sped
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 raced
  1. competed
  2. contended
  3. drove
  4. jumped
  5. zipped
  6. ran
  7. run
Verb
  • Job openings rose to historic levels, unemployment fell to its lowest point since the late 1960s and wages grew at their fastest pace in decades as businesses competed for talent.
    Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Summer Olympics Paris, host of the 2024 Summer Olympics from July 26 to August 11, was bursting at the seams with activity as around 8 million visitors attended The Games, along with the 10,500 athletes who competed for glory.
    Roger Sands, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of competed
Verb
  • The Teamsters have contended before the National Labor Relations Board that the drivers, who are easily identifiable by their distinctive gray-blue Amazon uniforms and matching vans, should be considered direct employees of the company.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • In advance of his trial, Girardi’s defense attorneys had contended that their client was mentally incompetent and suffered from a form of dementia.
    Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of contended
Verb
  • Mayfield drove the Bucs from their own 29-yard line to the Cowboys 11 with just under a minute left, and Tampa Bay called a timeout.
    Rick Stroud, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • And my hunger drove me to take a bite of choripán here and a sándwich de miga there.
    Lola Méndez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of drove
Verb
  • In other words, long-term borrowing costs have jumped nearly 1% in just three months.
    JJ Kinahan, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The Cavaliers jumped out to 15 straight wins to begin the year and have kept up that pace even with four losses on the year.
    Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of jumped
Verb
  • Tippett aggressively zipped over to Sillinger and laid him out, upending the young center before making his way to the bench for a line change.
    Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
  • And the quarter-zip top can be zipped all the way up to protect your neck from the elements.
    Nicol Natale, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of zipped
Verb
  • Mangione's case will run parallel to federal charges, which carry the possibility of the death penalty.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • This time, my dog took off and ran into the yard of a house bordering the park.
    James Parker, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of ran
Verb
  • Survivors say abandonment creates scars that run deeper and take longer to heal than physical damage.
    Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
  • With processor running, add hot cream mixture; continue processing 1 minute.
    Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of run
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