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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
Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
What is the metaphor for young people being chased by monsters really about?
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 22 June 2026
The Marlins chased Giants starter Trevor McDonald (2-5) during a four-run fourth.
—CBS News, 21 June 2026
The Marlins chased Giants starter Trevor McDonald (2-5) during a four-run fourth.
—ABC News, 20 June 2026
The little girls’ mother, Jasmine Jackson, 21, had been reportedly chased by Watts just before the shooting but was not injured.
—Sara-James Ranta, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2026
Galtman, 48, was taken into custody several hours later after being chased by police, according to CBS LA.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 20 June 2026
The sisters threw items at the employee, chased her through the restaurant, hit her with pots and pans, attempted to throw hot grease on her head and threatened to kill her, according to prosecutors.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
North Richland Hills Police Department officers chased the SUV from a Walmart on Northeast Loop 820 into the city of Fort Worth.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 June 2026
Verb
Perhaps the problem arose from the extravagant expectations of American life, the sense that bad luck will always be chased by good fortune and that the poor man is merely someone who has yet to strike it rich.
—Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
What is the metaphor for young people being chased by monsters really about?
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 22 June 2026
The Marlins chased Giants starter Trevor McDonald (2-5) during a four-run fourth.
—CBS News, 21 June 2026
The Marlins chased Giants starter Trevor McDonald (2-5) during a four-run fourth.
—ABC News, 20 June 2026
The little girls’ mother, Jasmine Jackson, 21, had been reportedly chased by Watts just before the shooting but was not injured.
—Sara-James Ranta, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2026
Galtman, 48, was taken into custody several hours later after being chased by police, according to CBS LA.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 20 June 2026
The sisters threw items at the employee, chased her through the restaurant, hit her with pots and pans, attempted to throw hot grease on her head and threatened to kill her, according to prosecutors.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
North Richland Hills Police Department officers chased the SUV from a Walmart on Northeast Loop 820 into the city of Fort Worth.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chased
Adjective
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In the series finale, Zendaya’s Rue died of an fentanyl overdose after taking a laced pill from Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje’s Alamo Brown.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
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The march is led by the Northern Guard Supporters, a group infamous for its in-game deployment of smoke bombs, tifos (giant banners), and expletive-laced chants.—
Charles Usher,
Midwest Living,
9 June 2026
Verb
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Johnson is among six people featured by Pam Bondi whose cases have now been dismissed.—
Conor Wight,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
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Joe Root, Jofra Archer, Matthew Fisher and Josh Tongue were dismissed in two double-wicket maidens by Henry.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 June 2026
Verb
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The program is not so different to some policies already pursued by the current Labour government.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
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Following in her mother's footsteps, Judith Sheldon pursued a brief acting career in the 1950s.—
Noe Padilla,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
Verb
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Dragic was hunted as much defensively as Herro.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
20 June 2026
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Wild beavers went extinct in the UK around 400 years ago, as humans hunted them for their fur, meat and scent gland secretions, which have a musky, vanilla-like fragrance and were used as food flavoring and in perfumes.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
Verb
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The tradition of dragon boat races was born from the story that people raced out in boats to search for the poet and threw rice into the river so fish would not eat his body.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 June 2026
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Across southeast Asia, governments have raced to facilitate deployment of electric vehicles and other fuel-efficiency measures.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
19 June 2026
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Even its embossed gold letters were written in a vaguely medieval script.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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Holmes wore Malone Souliers’ Koko, a 45mm thong mule made in embossed calfskin leather with a basket-like texture.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
2 June 2026
Verb
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The pilot ejected from the aircraft and was picked up by local law enforcement.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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Mets manager Carlos Mendoza was ejected after JJ Bleday walked in the seventh.—
CBS New York Team,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
Verb
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After identifying the vehicle in the shootings, Graves said that Sanchez-Munoz was tracked to a home in the 700 block of South Brookside Avenue, thought to be his primary residence.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
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The scariest data of all come from that big UK Biobank study that tracked the light exposure of eighty-nine thousand volunteers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
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“Chased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chased. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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