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chased

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verb

past tense of chase
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Recent Examples of chased
Verb
There were two on with two outs in the sixth when an RBI single by Peña cut the lead to 3-1 and chased Bieber. ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026 Griffin Conine and Heriberto Hernandez worked walks to open the frame before Marsee chased Senga with a two-run double to right. Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2026 Jase Bowen hit his first big-league homer, his teammates chased Giants rookie Carson Whisenhunt in the fourth inning and the Padres, behind more chaos theory pitching, blanked the Giants 7-0 on Friday night in front of a sellout crowd of 44,057. Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026 Police also allege Tucker chased her around the vehicle and attempted to physically attack her, leading to a misdemeanor simple assault charge. CBS News, 31 July 2026 Instead, some buyers offered premiums to countries like Libya who then reduced the production shares of existing operators, who in turn chased new supplies. Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 As one agent chased a man running east down the sidewalk, the two other agents pursued the second man. Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026 Surveillance video shows one of the woman's children jumping from the vehicle and running around it as Tucker chased after him. Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026 Chicago chased outside the strike zone at a 36 percent clip against Brown, who threw 67 percent of his pitches for strikes. Chandler Rome, New York Times, 26 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chased
Adjective
  • The camper suspected of handing out the laced food has been identified, authorities said.
    Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026
  • McRae paired the six-year-old sandals with all-black everything, including Saint Laurent’s black laced slipdress.
    Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 20 July 2026
Verb
  • But that conviction was dismissed after the revelation that a juror in the trial had not disclosed a domestic violence incident in her own background in order to win a seat on the panel, The Denver Post reports.
    Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Defense attorneys also should not be able to reference the felony charges dismissed after video showed agents’ falsehoods.
    Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • After 16 years working in media, Ellner changed gears and pursued a degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) at the University of Westminster in London.
    Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • He was drafted at 18 and, after the war, pursued singing at the American Theatre Wing—an education funded by the GI Bill.
    Eleni N. Gage, Architectural Digest, 3 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In that massacre, Black South Carolinians were systematically hunted throughout their community over an alleged attack on a white elderly woman, which was later proved false.
    Jacob Ware, The Conversation, 31 July 2026
  • Marmots, woodland creatures whose raw viscera are believed by Siberians to have medicinal properties, are not infrequently hunted by poachers and sold at wet markets.
    Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026
Verb
  • In the 34th minute, Murphy launched a long ball in the path of forward Sammy Smith who raced past multiple defenders and finished it for the 1-0 lead.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
  • In the Var, a fire declared fixed earlier in the week had raced back across the hills within hours on Friday.
    Thomas Adamson, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • The pad also has an embossed side for mild physical exfoliation, as well as a silky side that helps press the formula into skin.
    Deanna Pai, Vogue, 27 July 2026
  • Made in Italy, these iconic slip-on loafers feature a soft calfskin upper with a classic penny bar mid-foot, and an embossed Tod’s monogram on the tongue.
    Tim Chan, Footwear News, 13 July 2026
Verb
  • The pilot safely ejected and is in stable condition with non-life-threatening injuries.
    Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • It has not been confirmed whether the pilot was auto-ejected.
    Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • Their movements are tracked, conversations are restricted, decisions are tightly controlled, and accomplishments are rewarded with superficial incentives.
    Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Of the seven expense categories tracked — including housing, medical costs and education — cellphone bills were the most common expense paid by someone else.
    Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2026

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“Chased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chased. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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