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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as in chasing
to go after or on the track of
predators stealthily tracking their prey
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as in traversing
to make one's way through, across, or over
once upon a time, millions of buffalo tracked the wide open plains
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Recent Examples of tracking
Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
That number may increase as the Space Force’s network of tracking radars get a better handle on the debris cloud.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 19 June 2026
Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 13 June 2026
An additional $250 million is being directed toward tracking and neutralizing suspect drones.
—Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
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Noun
Digital downloads, as well as CDs, cassettes and vinyl are all included in the ranking's methodology, and in its first seven-day tracking period, Bitch managed to sell just 2,650 copies, according to Luminate.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
That number may increase as the Space Force’s network of tracking radars get a better handle on the debris cloud.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 19 June 2026
Verb
Emergency responders were able to locate them using coordinates provided through a GPS tracking feature on their off-road vehicle.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 13 June 2026
An additional $250 million is being directed toward tracking and neutralizing suspect drones.
—Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tracking
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After hours of driving around Los Angeles County, the California Highway Patrol successfully ended the pursuit with a PIT maneuver in Lancaster.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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More a sophisticated salon than sports bar, Champagne is doing the invigorating work for those in the pursuit of luxury and a hat trick that giant LED screens will be doing elsewhere.—
Lilian Raji,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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What happens next will be telling—OpenAI and Anthropic are chasing each other to public debuts that are looking increasingly inevitable.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
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The stallions are known to engage in fierce battles in public spaces, including chasing, kicking and biting.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
15 June 2026
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Thursday saw the highest number of vessels traversing the strait since April, according to marine intelligence firm AXSMarine.—
Caitlin Danaher,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
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The West Coast From Christchurch, the TranzAlpine train climbs westward, up and over the Southern Alps, traversing large viaducts which span roiling rivers.—
Steve Madgwick,
Travel + Leisure,
18 June 2026
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Contact tracing and care are hampered by conflict, mass displacement and funding gaps, with only 4,000 of up to 35,000 contacts identified and just 84 of 540 responders deployed.—
Wilson Mcmakin,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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The funds would come from the Commodity Credit Corporation, a funding initiative through the federal agency, and would go toward tracing, surveying and trapping response programs for the next three years.—
Lizzie Kane
June 18,
Sacbee.com,
18 June 2026
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The company has been pursuing eliminating its entire legacy copper landline system across the state to replace it with advanced fiber optic networks.—
Steve Large,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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Dubai’s largest free zone is pursuing an expansion plan focused around food security, at a time when global supply chain vulnerabilities have been starkly exposed by the Iran war.—
Kelsey Warner,
semafor.com,
17 June 2026
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The vote was 198-218, with 19 Republicans crossing the aisle to vote against it and seven Democrats voting for it.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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Catalina is the closest offshore island vacation west of the Mississippi, reachable in about 70 minutes from Long Beach, San Pedro or Dana Point on the smooth, fast-crossing ferries of Catalina Express.—
David Dickstein,
Oc Register,
17 June 2026
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Elsewhere in Ukraine, at least five people have been killed following Russian bombardment in the northeastern city of Kharkiv, according to Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko.—
Victoria Butenko,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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The Limeira City Council is filing a complaint against the Brazilian federal government following the incident, according to the outlet.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
14 June 2026
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A lot of fathers, especially older ones, haven’t had much practice navigating these types of deep conversations.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
18 June 2026
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Resources are available for families navigating new diagnoses, like the Fosters.—
Anna Spoerre,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
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“Tracking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tracking. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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