RACED Synonyms: 127 Similar and Opposite Words

raced

verb

Definition of raced next

past tense of race

as in competed

to engage in a contest just how many candidates are racing for the senatorial seat this year?

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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 raced Lee became the first Giants hitter to be credited with one against the Dodgers since 1981, when Larry Herndon raced around the bases against Fernando Valenzuela at Candlestick Park. —

Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 15 May 2026 The sound was moving, and Larry raced for our plane and turned on the emergency transmitter. —

Ben East, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2026 Ryan O'Hearn had three hits for Pittsburgh, including a two-run homer in the first as the Pirates raced to an early lead and cruised. —

CBS News, 14 May 2026 Bryan Reynolds lined out to McCarthy, who raced in to make the catch and continued running to the second-base bag to double up Cruz. —

Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 14 May 2026 That campaign, called People Not Politicians, raced across Missouri last year to collect more than 300,000 signatures to force a statewide vote on the map in November. —

Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 12 May 2026 The California fan, Andrea Esperanza Martinez, raced up to her idol. —

Leena Tailor, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2026 One company building an agriphotovoltaic plant raced to bring construction to 30 percent completion, which the new law said was the threshold for being allowed to proceed. —

IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026 Countries globally raced to boost domestic fossil fuel reserves despite US claims that the Iran war was over. —

Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 6 May 2026

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This 500-level event drew a smattering of US and Australia players, but was mostly competed by the core Asia contingent of pros and featured a slew of upsets and surprises along the way.

— Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
The actor explained that number was a reference to the amount of female directors who had competed at Cannes up until that point in the festival’s history, compared to the 1,866 male directors over the same period.

— Zack Sharf, Variety, 17 May 2026