BIRD-DOGGED Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

bird-dogged

verb

past tense of bird-dog

as in chased

to go after or on the track of suspecting infidelity, he hired a private detective to bird-dog his wife

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Know More Private-credit firms are one of the fastest-growing borrower sets for banks, which were chased out of risky lending after the 2008 crisis but have since found their way back into the trade by lending to the firms that replaced them.

— Ellen DiMauro, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
My father, a Brazilian immigrant, chased after the man, and helped the police make an arrest.

— Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of chased

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The play’s tension, gently but poignantly unspooled, develops from the fact that while Ryan has pursued a career onstage, Charlie never did.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2026
Jones was driving Levy’s SUV and had her phone as officers pursued him for 38 minutes, police said.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of pursued

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The increase was particularly notable because seven of the 10 leading countries of origin tracked by Descartes recorded month-over-month declines.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
The mayor of the town housing the Renoir Museum, Bryan Masson, issued a statement praising investigators who tracked down the paintings and suspects.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of tracked

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The suspect wanted for pushing his estranged girlfriend and her infant daughter off their 15th-floor Bronx balcony, killing the woman, has been arrested — and smiled shamelessly when escorted to court by cops to face justice Thursday.

— Theodore Parisienne, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026
The fan who reached out to catch the ball was escorted out of Yankee Stadium by security and police.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

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The Tasting Room offers a full-service restaurant open for dinner and weekend brunch, accompanied by hyperlocal award-winning ciders—all hand-crafted on-site in a state-of-the-art cidery.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
Starting with tonight's game between Brashear and Westinghouse, all students under the age of 18 will need to be accompanied by an adult over the age of 21 to be able to get into the stadium.

— Mike Darnay, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

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