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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Last year, Rich County Sheriff Dale Stacey said detectives had chased reports of sightings across multiple states and urged the public to preserve any photographic or timestamped evidence.

— Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
An officer chased Burch into an apartment complex near Eagle Springs Way and used a Taser on him, police said.

— CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

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Songs tracked here account for more than 507 billion streams between 2006 and 2017 — and that’s not counting Apple Music or Pandora streams, or the billions in the last decade, said Fletcher, who’s still tabulating.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2026
Press Gazette tracked thousands of journalism job cuts in the first half of 2026 alone.

— Michelle O'Connor, Forbes.com, 12 Nov. 2026

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Videos posted on social media show a crowd of protesters in Dublin, some carrying Palestinian flags, throwing objects toward the former president and his family members as they are escorted into a waiting car.

— Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2026
Husband was taken into custody after ship returned Watford was taken into custody the next morning after the vessel returned to Galveston, where a passenger on the ship posted a video of Watford being escorted off the ship in handcuffs.

— Anna Wilder, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026

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Mayfair and Knightsbridge restaurant favorites Zuma, Bagatelle, and Novikov have all made the journey east in recent years, accompanied in 2026 by oh-so-chic arrivals from Dubai, Paris, and Marbella (Gaia, Gigi Rigolatto, and Maison Revka).

— Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2026
County commissioners have knocked on doors accompanied by police officers in the name of constituent services.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026

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