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Recent Examples of racer
The drag racer is a three-time Funny Car world champion and owns the second-most Funny Car wins — 77 — in National Hot Rod Association history.
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Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
After six years in retirement, the pro alpine ski racer made a comeback at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 16 Apr. 2026
Muniz, who is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series racer, crashed his F-150 truck in a wreck with fellow racers Tyler Reif and Timmy Hill at Tennessee's Bristol Motor Speedway.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Apr. 2026
On Friday, the actor and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series racer was involved in wreck with Tyler Reif and Timmy Hill on the Bristol Motor Speedway, damaging his Malcolm in the Middle themed Ford F-150 and taking him out of the race.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2026
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Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
After six years in retirement, the pro alpine ski racer made a comeback at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 16 Apr. 2026
Muniz, who is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series racer, crashed his F-150 truck in a wreck with fellow racers Tyler Reif and Timmy Hill at Tennessee's Bristol Motor Speedway.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Apr. 2026
On Friday, the actor and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series racer was involved in wreck with Tyler Reif and Timmy Hill on the Bristol Motor Speedway, damaging his Malcolm in the Middle themed Ford F-150 and taking him out of the race.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for racer
Noun
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The county advises that people who see a rattlesnake on their property keep an eye on it from a safe distance and call the county Department of Animal Services at 619-236‑2341.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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Those serpents include six rattlesnake species and non-rattlers, such as the Copperhead, Water Moccasin (or Cottonmouth) and Eastern Coral snakes.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Connecticut is home to 14 native snake species including the common garter snake, DeKay’s brownsnake, northern watersnake, and eastern milk snake.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
16 Apr. 2026
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The movements no longer those of a minnow but rather of a garter snake in grass, with that edge of hiddenness and surprise.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
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Straight at me, the cobra struck.—
John McPhee,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Among the more notable stunts this time are Knoxville riding a giant rocket, Bam Margera trapped in a trailer with a cobra and a finale musical number.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Non-venomous serpents include rat, garter, bull and water snakes.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 July 2025
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In 2016, 20 southern banded water snakes were pulled from the area.—
Olivia Rose,
AZCentral.com,
22 July 2025
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State Reptile: The black racer snake, adopted in 1995.—
Hailey Roden,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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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
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Oil that is on the surface is harmful to animals that come up to the surface to breathe, such as dolphins, sea turtles and sea snakes.—
Asuka Koda,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 2026
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But his game ended abruptly after a second, very real bite from a black and white banded sea snake, also known as a sea krait, which forced his medical evacuation.—
Terry Terrones,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Oct. 2025
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An archetypal sea monster, the Leviathan is said to be like a dragon, a serpent or a multi-headed Lovecraftian entity—any version will do, and in this case, theorists have settled on the sea serpent variant.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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And what’s the deal with that sea serpent?—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
2 Dec. 2025
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The venomous coral snake does not have the telltale arrowhead shape and can often be confused with the nonvenomous kingsnake.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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That makes people less likely to get a venomous bite from a coral snake.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Racer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racer. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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