Race and Strain

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Race

Race noun - A group of persons who come from the same ancestor.

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Strain is a synonym for race in kind topic. In some cases you can use "Strain" instead a noun "Race", when it comes to topics like kinship, breed, ethnic group.

Nearby Words: raced, racing, racist, racism, racer

Strain

Strain noun - The line of ancestors from whom a person is descended.

Usage example: descended from a strain of Irish seafarers

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Race is a synonym for strain in breed topic. Sometimes you can use "Race" instead a noun "Strain", if it concerns topics such as kind, kinship, ancestry.

Nearby Words: strained, straining, strainer

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particular	particular race	particular strain
certain	certain race	certain strain
original	original race	original strain
single	single race	single strain
Other adjectives: dangerous, psychic, new, major, dominant, final, last, different, eponymous, mutant, engineered.

Both words in one sentence

The effort was usually such a strain on her that it was a race against the clock for the saints to battle their enemies before time ran out and Saori died.

Source: Barrier Maiden
Werewolves also survive as a race proper, outside of normal society, and are ruled by a more potent strain of werewolf called an elder.

Source: Comic Book / The Astounding Wolf-Man
Deconstructed / Reality Ensues: Predictably, the extreme strain of pulling off such a herculean feat is what ends up killing him just after he won the race.

Source: Western Animation / Puppetoons

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