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as in dismissed
to drive or force out
chased the cat out of the garden
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as in pursued
to go after or on the track of
a dog that likes to chase cars
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as in raced
to proceed or move quickly
they chased all over the place to find the missing child
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Recent Examples of chased
Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
The investigation seemed to stall after her body was found as police chased leads that did not pan out.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2025
By the time they were chased by regime forces, their boat was virtually dead at sea, the remaining engine barely running.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Robotics engineers have traditionally chased dexterity by adding more motors and actuators.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2025
The stock has lagged behind the broader market for most of this year as investors chased artificial intelligence riches.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
All of them had chased suspects into cornfields, a reliable way to evade arrest in Green Lake.
—Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
The music career Luke Bell had dreamed about, and chased from the family ranch through Austin, New Orleans, and Nashville, was starting to feel real.
—Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
For much of the past decade, sportsbooks and legacy sports media companies have chased a dream of the perfect merger—one that leans on the latter’s platform and name to build a dominant gambling brand.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
Then Oliver splashes his blameless girlfriend in the face, and the three men flee, chased by a group of enraged barflies.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
The investigation seemed to stall after her body was found as police chased leads that did not pan out.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2025
By the time they were chased by regime forces, their boat was virtually dead at sea, the remaining engine barely running.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Robotics engineers have traditionally chased dexterity by adding more motors and actuators.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2025
The stock has lagged behind the broader market for most of this year as investors chased artificial intelligence riches.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
All of them had chased suspects into cornfields, a reliable way to evade arrest in Green Lake.
—Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
The music career Luke Bell had dreamed about, and chased from the family ranch through Austin, New Orleans, and Nashville, was starting to feel real.
—Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
For much of the past decade, sportsbooks and legacy sports media companies have chased a dream of the perfect merger—one that leans on the latter’s platform and name to build a dominant gambling brand.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chased
Adjective
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And are eight days removed from expletive-laced chants from their supporters’ group and calls for coach Phil Neville’s immediate dismissal.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Both styles come pre-laced with flat cotton shoelaces with round polyester laces included as an alternate option.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The domestic violence case was dismissed and the theft charge had yet to be disputed in court.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Carrie, meanwhile, is villainized for her admittedly deluded quest to reunite with her biological son in a world that has dismissed them.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The couple became tabloid fixtures and were persistently pursued by the paparazzi.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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In Season 3, Srikant must navigate life on the run with his family while being pursued by TASC, his own intelligence unit, in addition to the new threats.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The worst killers on Earth are captured and taken to an alien planet/game preserve where they're hunted by two warring Predator factions.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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Bears were once hunted so much in Japan that their population dropped precipitously – but environmental protections were introduced in the 1990s, allowing the bear population to recover.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Schyler Dethorne raced 68-yards for a TD and Belton tallied scoring runs of six and 52-yards, as Alvarado held a 28-3 lead after the opening quarter.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Nov. 2025
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Much of CoreWeave’s utility has come from offering readily available compute as those companies raced to scale up their own operations.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The Italian fashion house reimagined the timeless silhouette popularized in the 1950s with a high-shine gold coin detail and an embossed logo on the tongue.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
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Along with being functional, these bowls offer a modern look with an embossed texture surrounding the exterior and gradient color scheme that fades from the smallest bowl to the largest.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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After a replay review, Bane was ejected from the game after being assessed both a technical foul and a flagrant foul for his transgression.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Of the eight monkeys that were ejected from their cages, five were killed in the hunt for them and three remained on the loose before Sunday.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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He was closely tracked by the Anfield club this summer, but Florian Wirtz emerged as their priority.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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When community and national leaders are made aware of potential rising threats, those threats can be tracked more closely and responses prepared.—
Matthew W. Kreuter,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Chased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chased. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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