Races
Sporting events and races are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sporting events" instead a noun "Races".
Sporting events
Races and sporting events are semantically related. You can use "Races" instead a noun phrase "Sporting events".
Both terms in one sentence
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Jake uses his collar's powers to affect the outcome of various sporting events, including horse races and pool games, to win money to buy the needed gold and repair his saucer.
Source: Film / The Cat from Outer Space -
Auto racing is the most popular and most noble sport in the world, there's coverage in multiple languages (which in Real Life doesn't happen at most sporting events that aren't the Olympics, admittedly including Formula One), and the outcomes of races have far-reaching effects on the global economy.
Source: Film / Speed Racer
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Sporting events and Races. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/races/sporting_events
Races & Sporting events. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/races/sporting_events>.
Sporting events or Races. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/races/sporting_events.
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