racer

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Recent Examples of racer Lexington, a thoroughbred stallion of the 1850s, was the greatest racer ever. The Know, Denver Post, 18 May 2025 At the Santa Monica facility, there’s all kinds of equipment designed specifically for flexing the mind — including machines that are utilized by Formula 1 racers. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2025 In the kinetic new underdog sports drama from director Joseph Kosinski (Top Gun: Maverick), a retired Formula One racer (Brad Pitt) takes a young rookie prodigy (Damson Idris) under his wing for the Apex Grand Prix team (APXGP). Ben Rosenstock, Time, 16 May 2025 Additionally, for only the summer rodeo, junior barrel racers and junior bull riders will enter the arena for their share of prize money. Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for racer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for racer
Noun
  • The Solano County Sheriff's Office did not immediately respond to requests for information on the whereabouts of the rattlesnakes.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 17 May 2025
  • Rattlesnake season is well underway in Arizona, which is home to around 13 species—including the Arizona ridge-nosed rattlesnake (Crotalus willardi), the official state reptile.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • The garter snakes were all safely released on the same property away from where the crews were digging.
    Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2025
  • The Sierra garter snake told us this is not the case.
    Sean Greene, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • King cobras are formidable predators, and a healthy respect for their killing potential is valid.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Black desert cobras can be between 3 and 4 feet long and are active night hunters, according to Britannica.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Waterfowl glided near us, a water snake slithered by.
    Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
  • On a water snake, there’s no mask, just little vertical stripes below the eye.
    Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2024
Noun
  • It was created in 2014 and honors the late German designer’s legacy, from his sunglasses to his suits and dazzling black racer gloves.
    Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
  • But a few days ago, Cockerham’s son saw a black racer come out of the lemongrass.
    Hannah Farrow, Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2024
Noun
  • Take, for example, a species of sea snake that inhabits the inland bays of New Caledonia, an island in the Pacific Ocean.
    Stephen S. Hall, Time, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Such an enormous size is mind-blowing compared to that of modern sea snakes.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Start with her novel The Essex Serpent, which brings a contemporary psychoanalytical lens to a lurid Victorian fantasia of a plot about a massive sea serpent terrorizing a small town.
    Constance Grady, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
  • Researchers will undoubtedly keep delving deep to investigate how so many real-life sea serpents thrived on our world.
    Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • According to the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control, between 7,000 to 8,000 people are bit by a venomous snake (including rattlesnakes, copperheads, cottonmouths and coral snakes) in the U.S. each year.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 25 May 2025
  • In mouse trials, the antidote was found to be protective against venom from the black mamba, king cobra, coral snakes and tiger snakes, among others.
    Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 5 May 2025

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“Racer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racer. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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