as in pursuit
the act of going after or in the tracks of another
the detectives' trailing of the suspect led them to the stolen merchandise
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as in chasing
to go after or on the track of
we trailed our friend into the woods, inadvertently spoiling his plans for a solitary hike
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Recent Examples of trailing
Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Then with 47 seconds left, trailing 106-104, Curry dribbled into a stepback 3 from the left corner for the lead.
—Anthony Slater, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
The Dow Jones Industrial Average, with a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 27, and the S&P 500 Index’s P/E at 24, are both distorted by tech stocks, such as Nvidia (NVDA).
—Lawrence Carrel, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
As with Bigsby, Spears is game script dependent, but Spears’ script is when trailing and needing to pass more.
—Jake Ciely, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Tangent Palantir is 2024’s third-best performing stock of any public company worth at least $50 billion regardless of S&P status, trailing only marketing software firm Applovin (756% gain) and bitcoin hoarder MicroStrategy (477%).
—Derek Saul, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
At its current levels of $13, RUM stock is trading at 31x trailing revenues, which seems to be high.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Palantir is by far the most expensive stock on the S&P by its price-to-sales ratio, a metric comparing companies’ trailing 12-month revenues to its market value.
—Derek Saul, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
On Saturday, Moe Wagner suffered a knee injury and the Magic, trailing by 22 points at the end of the third quarter, rallied to beat the Miami Heat, outscoring the Heat 37-8 in the final quarter.
—Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
Mosley finished as the runner-up for NBA Coach of the Year last season, trailing only Oklahoma City’s Mark Daigneault.
—Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Then with 47 seconds left, trailing 106-104, Curry dribbled into a stepback 3 from the left corner for the lead.
—Anthony Slater, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
The Dow Jones Industrial Average, with a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 27, and the S&P 500 Index’s P/E at 24, are both distorted by tech stocks, such as Nvidia (NVDA).
—Lawrence Carrel, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
As with Bigsby, Spears is game script dependent, but Spears’ script is when trailing and needing to pass more.
—Jake Ciely, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Tangent Palantir is 2024’s third-best performing stock of any public company worth at least $50 billion regardless of S&P status, trailing only marketing software firm Applovin (756% gain) and bitcoin hoarder MicroStrategy (477%).
—Derek Saul, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
At its current levels of $13, RUM stock is trading at 31x trailing revenues, which seems to be high.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Palantir is by far the most expensive stock on the S&P by its price-to-sales ratio, a metric comparing companies’ trailing 12-month revenues to its market value.
—Derek Saul, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
On Saturday, Moe Wagner suffered a knee injury and the Magic, trailing by 22 points at the end of the third quarter, rallied to beat the Miami Heat, outscoring the Heat 37-8 in the final quarter.
—Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trailing
Noun
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The pursuit ended near Frye and McQueen roads, where the man's vehicle collided with a white Jeep, police said.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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This alignment with prosocial AI isn't coincidental — both frameworks recognize that unchecked pursuit of efficiency or profit can lead to societal harm.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The strike had forced the cancellation of more than 700 flights a day by Air Canada and is Air Canada Rouge subsidiary, according to flight tracking site FlightAware.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
19 Aug. 2025
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January is also one of the best times to find low airfares because demand typically drops after New Year's Day, said Ellie Breslin, spokeswoman for the airfare tracking website Hopper.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
18 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Nebraska is all in on pursuing Millard South tight end Isaac Jensen.—
Mitch Sherman,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
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With such an unstable organization, this could dissuade Vrabel from pursuing a head-coaching gig with New York.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
30 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Tools like distributed tracing and network visualization will help maintain clarity during scaling.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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The final nurse, plain face and plain name, studies a tracing of my contractions and tells me when to bear down, when to ease up.—
Erica Stern
June 9,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2025
Verb
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Major stock markets in Asia and Europe rose today in trading following the announcement of electronics exemptions.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
14 Apr. 2025
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Swim in a direction following the shoreline.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Phoenix Tailings, a startup in Massachusetts, is also among a handful of U.S. companies prepared to refine rare earths, by refining the tailings, or leftover waste, from mining companies.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
23 July 2025
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For comparison, earlier rovers used a brush instead to sweep debris, or tailings, out of the way.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
30 June 2025
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“Trailing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trailing. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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