horse race

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for horse race
Noun
  • Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner are taking their family out to the ball game.
    Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2025
  • Bregman’s last appearance in a ball game this season was on May 23rd after sustaining a right quad strain against the Baltimore Orioles.
    Wayne G. McDonnell, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • From a drama standpoint, the 151st Kentucky Derby has a tough act to follow after last year’s three-way photo finish.
    Steve Kornacki, NBC news, 2 May 2025
  • The Lamar-Drake exchange wraps a photo finish between the two rivals, whose feud ignited into one of the defining pop-culture storylines of 2024.
    Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • The Cook Political Report currently classifies the race as a pure toss-up.
    Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
  • Wisconsin voters are likely to hear lots about toss-up legislative seats and how incumbents voted on policies in the budget.
    Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • The incident is one of the latest in a growing series of confrontations with federal immigration officers.
    Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 11 July 2025
  • That ultimately led to a verbal confrontation between Morrow, 47, and Steve Raleigh.
    Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • The bomb hasn’t been used since, apart from test blasts, and after the Cold War ended in 1991, the risk of nuclear war mercifully declined.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
  • This figure has been steadily decreasing since the Ukraine war broke out in 2022, according to statistics compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau.
    Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • Junk and Baltimore starter Trevor Rogers engaged in a pitchers’ duel into the seventh inning.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 12 July 2025
  • What looked like a classic pitchers’ duel before the game took some twists and turns on Friday, with one ace looking rock-solid, but losing, and another ace struggling early, but winning.
    Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • The trailer depicts clashes on land and sea, with hundreds of background actors and hand-to-hand combat that showcases Momoa’s physicality on screen.
    Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 10 July 2025
  • The ship’s missions require the crew to work together to overcome challenges such as combat, puzzle-solving, diplomacy, and exploration.
    Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • With the Rockies all but mathematically eliminated from postseason contention, the gears may begin to turn on a Márquez deal well before the trade deadline.
    Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
  • King Charles’ relationship with both of his sons has been a topic of contention as people speculate about the British Royal family.
    Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 29 June 2025
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“Horse race.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horse%20race. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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