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as in to out
to drive or force out
chased the cat out of the garden
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as in to pursue
to go after or on the track of
a dog that likes to chase cars
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as in to race
to proceed or move quickly
they chased all over the place to find the missing child
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Recent Examples of chase
Callum McLennan, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
Before chasing his dreams in Nashville, HARDY once worked for a local cemetery department in Mississippi.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2025
Erick Smith, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Two childhood friends from a small North Indian village chase a police job that promises them the dignity they’ve long been denied.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2025
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Dali later left Gaza to chase Paralympic dreams abroad, even as his wife and children remained trapped.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
Before chasing his dreams in Nashville, HARDY once worked for a local cemetery department in Mississippi.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
Welcome to Path to Playoff, the USA TODAY Sports newsletter covering all things college football and the chase for this year's national championship.
—Erick Smith, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Two childhood friends from a small North Indian village chase a police job that promises them the dignity they’ve long been denied.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chase
Verb
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The burger diner chain, on social media, outed itself as being behind a billboard in Nashville, Tennessee, calling for the ouster of Cracker Barrel CEO Julie Felss Masino.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
IndyStar,
23 Sep. 2025
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One day later, Hailey was seen with her husband Justin Bieber on a lowkey family outing with their 13-month-old son, Jack Blues.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
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Financial instability is a common issue among Miami residents, even for those pursuing job training programs to improve their situation.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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The former pop-rock band members have all grown up, pursued solo careers and embraced being dads along the way.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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Owning firearms for hunting, for example, is good cause for storing firearms outside the home.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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In this view, the frontier progressed from hunting, to ranching and mining, to farming and industrialization.—
Danny Robb,
JSTOR Daily,
26 Sep. 2025
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As the pair of drivers raced hard, even making contact on the last lap, the incident allowed Elliott to overtake them in no time.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Body camera footage from the incident, shared by police, showed Fayles racing over to the vehicle and using a long rod to break the car’s window.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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Pterosaurs were prehistoric predators that dominated the skies with pointed snouts that could catch prey on the move or from the water, according to National Geographic.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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These attacks often result from mistaken identity, as swimmers may be misidentified as prey, especially when wearing jewelry or making sudden movements.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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Though there is some variety to what makes a DA story, they're typically set in schools, feature a moody atmosphere and center a mystery or the protagonist’s pursuit of knowledge (think movies like Dead Poet’s Society or TV shows like Wednesday).—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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The charges against Comey came even as prosecutors in the office had written a memo detailing concerns about the pursuit of an indictment and their likelihood of success at trial.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
27 Sep. 2025
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Once the contestants are dismissed from the runway, the judges get more into it.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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Defense attorneys for the man accused of killing his Miami Hurricanes football star teammate in 2006 want prosecutors sanctioned — or the murder case dismissed — after a key witness, who state prosecutors believed was dead, was found alive by an ESPN reporter.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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Police tracked Travis Decker's truck and learned the vehicle had traveled west on Highway 2 from Wenatchee on May 30.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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Its millimeter wave radar detects and tracks targets through weather.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Chase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chase. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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