CHASE (DOWN) Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

chase (down)

verb

Definition of chase (down)

as in to pursue

to go in search of a historian who has spent two decades chasing down firsthand accounts of the drafting of the U.S. Constitution

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That output would provide substantial manufacturing capacity as the company pursues a higher flight rate.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Investigators with the Police Department’s investigations unit and Real Time Crime Center spent the next two days gathering evidence and pursuing leads, Gaines said.

— Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2026

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