chase down
phrasal verb
chased down; chasing down; chases down
1
: to follow and catch (someone or something)
Police chased down the robber in an alley.
2
: to search for and find (someone or something)
I finally chased down that recipe I promised you.
I chased him down at his old hangout.
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The season finale finds Mike chasing down escaped prisoner Merle Callahan, an Aryan who murdered the wife of Mike's brother.
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Dec. 2025
Our writers have spent the year probing the limits of human consciousness and gene-editing technology, studying the ubiquity of microplastics, investigating the origins of a mysterious ALS outbreak, and even chasing down rubble from the White House’s demolished East Wing.
—The Atlantic Science Desk, The Atlantic, 27 Dec. 2025
At their school in Noida, a sprawling recent outgrow of the capital New Delhi, Lata and seven other Booth Level Officers are working the phones and chasing down the last names on their lists.
—Esha Mitra, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
And no one chases down the munchies quite like skiers.
—Outside Online, 24 Dec. 2025
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Dec. 2025
Our writers have spent the year probing the limits of human consciousness and gene-editing technology, studying the ubiquity of microplastics, investigating the origins of a mysterious ALS outbreak, and even chasing down rubble from the White House’s demolished East Wing.
—The Atlantic Science Desk, The Atlantic, 27 Dec. 2025
At their school in Noida, a sprawling recent outgrow of the capital New Delhi, Lata and seven other Booth Level Officers are working the phones and chasing down the last names on their lists.
—Esha Mitra, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
And no one chases down the munchies quite like skiers.
—Outside Online, 24 Dec. 2025
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“Chase down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chase%20down. Accessed 3 Jan. 2026.
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