racing

/ ˈreɪsɪŋ /

adjective

1. denoting or associated with horse races

   the racing fraternity

   a racing man

noun

1. the practice of engaging horses (or sometimes greyhounds) in contests of speed

Example Sentences

Healy was in control from the outset, racing to her half-century in just 35 balls, the fastest fifty of this tournament, before bringing up her sixth ODI hundred, her first as captain.

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Corpus Christi is racing to build emergency projects and relieve pressure on the reservoirs.

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But in the crash that injured the Paper brothers, the officer behind the wheel was a department veteran with plenty of training: He was a member of the LAPD’s street racing task force.

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The West is racing to catch up with Russian and Chinese expansion in the Arctic, one of the world’s most contested places, in a new era of geopolitical conflict.

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Nike has supplied her with special spikes and a sleek, custom racing suit.

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