tracking 1 of 2

as in pursuit
the act of going after or in the tracks of another took a class in the tracking of game that the hunters' association offers

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tracking

2 of 2

verb

present participle of track

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Recent Examples of tracking
Noun
Powell's comments carry special weight as the ongoing government shutdown — which is close to being the longest one in American history — has halted the tracking of government data. Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025 For 30 years, America measured hunger, tracking who struggled and whether our programs worked. Beth Shapiro, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is tracking Hurricane Melissa with forecasts predicting a Category 5 storm with catastrophic winds, flash flooding and a storm surge targeting landfall in Jamaica Tuesday. Chris Sims, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Oct. 2025 Many loyal fans have been priced out of attending these events, and the cost has more than doubled since the Labor Department started tracking sports ticket costs in 1999. NPR, 27 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tracking
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tracking
Noun
  • Al-Khelaifi and Perez’s relationship was seriously damaged by Real Madrid’s long pursuit of Mbappe, which finally ended with the player leaving PSG to join Madrid in summer 2024.
    Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Gentleman thief Sir Charles Lytton (David Niven) circles the prize while Inspector Jacques Clouseau (Peter Sellers) bungles the pursuit with sublime obliviousness.
    Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Hundreds more members of law enforcement –– local, state and federal –– worked the case, at one point searching more than 500 homes and 1,000 vehicles and chasing hundreds of leads.
    Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The man told the officer that a woman was chasing him and trying to hit him with her vehicle.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Mariners traversing the bar are urged to exercise extreme caution or stay in port until the threat subsides.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2025
  • For astronauts belonging to the European Space Agency, traversing underground caves can be a helpful simulation for the challenges of space exploration.
    Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The other notable advancement involves ray tracing, which adds realistic lighting and shadow effects to games.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The extra graphical features of this re-release (including ray tracing) help sell the 'haunted house' feeling of an empty colony at the center of constant storms.
    Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Petro has repeatedly defended his policy, which moves away from a repressive approach and prioritizes reaching agreements with growers of coca leaf - the raw material for cocaine - to encourage them to switch to other crops, pursuing major drug lords and combating money laundering.
    NPR, NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The movie begins with a 10-year-old Michael already showing the brutality for which The Shape was known, then flashes forward 15 years to an adult Michael (Tyler Mane) pursuing his younger sister, Laurie (Scout Taylor-Compton).
    Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Teach children to make eye contact with drivers before crossing the street in front of them.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Several factors can make the sun glare worse or more dangerous, including leftover moisture from storms or road treatments, steep hills and sharp turns, and obstacles such as wildlife crossing the highway, CDOT said.
    Katie Langford, Denver Post, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The pickoff saved the Los Angeles Dodgers a run, as starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow walked Varsho and then gave up a single to Alejandro Kirk, but got the following two batters out to escape the jam.
    Valentina Martinez, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2025
  • In August 1996, Queen Elizabeth issued a new letters patent to address the issue of HRH (His/Her Royal Highness) stylings following a divorce within the royal family.
    Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Springsteen has been open over the years about navigating depression, which began to get serious during his early 30s.
    Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Set in the early 20th-century Pacific Northwest, the film stars Joel Edgerton as Robert Grainier, a solitary railroad worker navigating profound personal loss as the American frontier expands around him.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Tracking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tracking. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.

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