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
Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025
Others have continued to be down, with outage tracking tool Downdetector showing persistent issues for services like Hulu, Roku, HBO Max, and Peloton.
—PC Magazine, 20 Oct. 2025
Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, authorities are now asking for the public’s help in tracking down Vernon Hatchett.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The app provides trend tracking and notifies users if irregularities appear over time.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025
Others have continued to be down, with outage tracking tool Downdetector showing persistent issues for services like Hulu, Roku, HBO Max, and Peloton.
—PC Magazine, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
One model even shows a weaker system tracking farther south.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, authorities are now asking for the public’s help in tracking down Vernon Hatchett.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tracking
Noun
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This is the uniform in which DesRochers greets me at the nucleus of her sprawling entrepreneurial pursuits that are dubbed The Gratitude Collective, her brick home sitting high atop a hill in Avondale.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
18 Oct. 2025
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Despite the setback, Franklin remains undeterred and is determined to land another coaching job while continuing his pursuit of a national championship.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Neither Xhekaj nor Struble spent one second on the ice down a man; both Veleno and Beck played fewer than 10 minutes, which, to be fair, had more to do with the Canadiens chasing the game in the third than anything else.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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Chelsea, on the other hand, is chasing a third straight win after striking at the death to beat leader Liverpool 2-1 a fortnight ago.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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
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The obliteration of both Iran’s nuclear facilities and the foreign terrorist cartels traversing the Gulf of America are clear evidence of the president's success.—
Brian Mast,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The other notable advancement involves ray tracing, which adds realistic lighting and shadow effects to games.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
9 Oct. 2025
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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
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Hundreds of science teams from all over the world compete for observing time on the veteran space telescope, pursuing a multitude of challenging astronomical research projects that can't be accomplished by any other star-watching machine.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Two more shots came as the SUV drove through the 7100 block of West National Avenue, prompting officers to return fire while pursuing westbound.—
Adrienne Davis,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The bold claims crossing her desk would be enough to make many people a bit jaded.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
22 Oct. 2025
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Remove dead, damaged, or crossing branches anytime as needed to maintain good airflow and to let more light reach the inner branches and fruits.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
22 Oct. 2025
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The politically motivated preemption of the late-night program following host Jimmy Kimmel's brief remarks regarding the killing of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk drove a massive wave of Disney+ subscription cancellations, a new report from the research firm Antenna shows, per The New York Times.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Oct. 2025
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David Rohde, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner for international reporting, is joining MSNBC as senior national security reporter following a tenure at NBC News as senior executive editor of national security and law.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Be prepared to spend ridiculous amounts of time navigating all things health care.—
Kat McGowan,
NPR,
18 Oct. 2025
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Here’s your guide to navigating the Sacramento region with fun activities and things to do such as concerts, community farmers markets and preparation for the Sacramento Kings 2025-26 regular season.—
Marcus Smith,
Sacbee.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Tracking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tracking. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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