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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
Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
One of the biggest revelations early on was that the filmmakers could not chase the AI headlines.
—Susan Caminiti, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
Police attempted to stop the vehicle, but the suspect refused, prompting a police chase.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
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Verb
During all this, a team of NASA and Department of Defense test pilots will chase the capsule in airplanes as researchers in the back point telescopes and sensors at its heat shield.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
One of the biggest revelations early on was that the filmmakers could not chase the AI headlines.
—Susan Caminiti, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
The officer — whose name has not been released — and his horse quickly took up the chase that was captured on his bodycam and also by a television news crew that happened to be in the area for an unrelated story.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
Police attempted to stop the vehicle, but the suspect refused, prompting a police chase.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chase
Verb
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Kirby Yates was ready to break down his 23-pitch rehab outing Friday.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
19 Apr. 2026
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Some of these pictures show him at an event in Birmingham with Black Box theater colleagues and attended by officials of UK actors union Equity just a few weeks before he was outed by Norwood’s anonymous tipper.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2026
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If a settlement isn't reached before a creditor's internal deadline, the account may be charged off and sold to a third-party debt collector, who can then pursue collections independently, sometimes years after the original program began.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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The murder charge against Fraire includes a special circumstance allegation of lying in wait, which could open him to a possible death sentence if prosecutors choose to pursue it.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Bringing back toys in cereal boxes Remember pawing through your cereal boxes, hunting for the plastic toy at the bottom?—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
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But observational data showing that signature has been lacking, so Kearse and his colleague Yoshihiro Kaneko, a geophysicist at Kyoto University, hunted for it in the seismic and geodetic data registered by sensors placed close to 12 large earthquakes across the globe.—
Jacek Krywko,
Scientific American,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Thunder raced out to a 15-point lead after the first quarter and never looked back.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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The North Carolina human resources executive spent two months racking up credits through web tutorials after work in 2024, then raced through 11 online classes at the University of Maine at Presque Isle in four weeks.—
Todd Wallack,
Washington Post,
19 Apr. 2026
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Pets resemble natural prey to alligators.—
Mark Price
April 22,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Apr. 2026
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At other times, as was the case in the display photographed, there is no prey animal in sight, and the dance seems simply to be an expression of exuberance.—
PhotoVogue,
Vogue,
22 Apr. 2026
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With SpaceX, Muskism’s pursuit of state symbiosis converged with the privatizing impulses of the early 21st century to find a deeper channel.—
Ben Tarnoff,
Big Think,
23 Apr. 2026
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According to court records, Lawrence was arrested and charged with multiple offenses in March 2025 after a police pursuit.—
Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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As part of her agreement to plead guilty, prosecutors will dismiss four felony counts of perjury, procurement or false or forged document to be filed, and two counts of not being entitled to vote in an election.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Though often dismissed as bubblegum soul, the early Jackson 5 hits were intricate and infectious.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
23 Apr. 2026
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During the episode, Childs tracked down Josh, who is now married and lives in Louisiana.—
Aya Al-Hakim,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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Officers are using mobile license plate readers in high-risk locations, deploying air support, and coordinating across specialized divisions to track and arrest suspects believed to be involved in high-value burglaries.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Chase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chase. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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