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as in outs
to drive or force out
chased the cat out of the garden
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as in pursues
to go after or on the track of
a dog that likes to chase cars
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as in rushes
to proceed or move quickly
they chased all over the place to find the missing child
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Recent Examples of chases
Abby Dodge, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
When Lucerys refuses, Aemond chases Lucerys on his dragon, seemingly meaning to injure him rather than kill him, but his dragon, Vhagar, delivers a fatal blow to Rhaenyra’s son.
—Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
Mindy chases Emily down in massive platforms to confront her over this behavior.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2025
The SoHo store is reopening at a time when holiday shoppers and tourists flock to the major shopping district for holiday gifts and party outfits — and as Target chases sales across the country during the critical shopping season.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile below, Frank chases Havlock through the dam’s tunnels on a snowmobile, the machine shrieking against concrete.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 5 Dec. 2025
This is all basically the setup for a picaresque odyssey in which Marty tirelessly chases his dream, shrugging off humiliations and hostilities, and eventually reconsidering Japan on his own terms.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 1 Dec. 2025
Like many bear aficionados, Propst chases bears from the time the animals emerge from their dens in March to the time hibernation begins in December.
—John McCoy, Outdoor Life, 12 Nov. 2025
One chases agility and research breakthroughs, the other aims for affordability and everyday utility.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2025
Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
The group examined 10 random chases over 11 days in 2025, revealing police pursuits that began over minor traffic violations yet reached speeds as high as 130 mph in residential areas.
—Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 21 Jan. 2026
The show includes high-stakes undercover operations and night chases to secret agents, treasure maps, and vast sums of black-market money changing hands.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
With explosions, chases, narrow escapes and love, this film has everything to get your blood pumping as the clock strikes midnight.
—Emy Lacroix, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
The movies on this list are filled with physical clashes, car chases, and climactic character deaths.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
Multiple council members enthusiastically supported an Oakland police watchdog body’s reversal of a policy that restricted high-speed police chases.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2025
While chases were not banned, officers were required to consider dangers to the public following a string of fatal crashes, and there had to be reasonable suspicion the vehicle had already failed to obey a law.
—David Culver, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025
Others believe the police pursuit policy needs to be reviewed after several innocent bystanders died following police chases earlier this year.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
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One child chases the duck, catches it, and stomps on it repeatedly.
—Abby Dodge, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
When Lucerys refuses, Aemond chases Lucerys on his dragon, seemingly meaning to injure him rather than kill him, but his dragon, Vhagar, delivers a fatal blow to Rhaenyra’s son.
—Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
Mindy chases Emily down in massive platforms to confront her over this behavior.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2025
The SoHo store is reopening at a time when holiday shoppers and tourists flock to the major shopping district for holiday gifts and party outfits — and as Target chases sales across the country during the critical shopping season.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile below, Frank chases Havlock through the dam’s tunnels on a snowmobile, the machine shrieking against concrete.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 5 Dec. 2025
This is all basically the setup for a picaresque odyssey in which Marty tirelessly chases his dream, shrugging off humiliations and hostilities, and eventually reconsidering Japan on his own terms.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 1 Dec. 2025
Like many bear aficionados, Propst chases bears from the time the animals emerge from their dens in March to the time hibernation begins in December.
—John McCoy, Outdoor Life, 12 Nov. 2025
One chases agility and research breakthroughs, the other aims for affordability and everyday utility.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
The gunfight marked the end of the suspect’s violent four-day crime spree across three counties that included armed robberies, carjackings, car chases and police shootouts, said San José Police Chief Paul Joseph at a news conference Thursday afternoon, a day after the incident.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
The group examined 10 random chases over 11 days in 2025, revealing police pursuits that began over minor traffic violations yet reached speeds as high as 130 mph in residential areas.
—Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 21 Jan. 2026
The show includes high-stakes undercover operations and night chases to secret agents, treasure maps, and vast sums of black-market money changing hands.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
With explosions, chases, narrow escapes and love, this film has everything to get your blood pumping as the clock strikes midnight.
—Emy Lacroix, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
The movies on this list are filled with physical clashes, car chases, and climactic character deaths.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
Multiple council members enthusiastically supported an Oakland police watchdog body’s reversal of a policy that restricted high-speed police chases.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2025
While chases were not banned, officers were required to consider dangers to the public following a string of fatal crashes, and there had to be reasonable suspicion the vehicle had already failed to obey a law.
—David Culver, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025
Others believe the police pursuit policy needs to be reviewed after several innocent bystanders died following police chases earlier this year.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chases
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In retaliation, Sir Jimmy outs Kelson as a phony with a fatal stab to the gut, though that’s not enough to save his own life.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
15 Jan. 2026
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Kyiv, like the rest of Ukraine, is not new to rolling outages as Russia pursues a strategy of targeting its energy grid each winter.—
Anastasiia Parafeniuk,
NBC news,
23 Jan. 2026
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The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals granted an administrative stay of the preliminary injunction, filed last week, while the federal government pursues an appeal.—
Cole Premo,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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But while many hiring professionals are concerned about applicants using AI in the process, one leader actually hunts for talent using the tech in application rounds.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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That included a pair of hunters named Victor Travis and Raymond Burgess; on the show, Gein hunts them down and murders them with a chainsaw.—
JR Radcliffe,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Dangerously cold temperatures will set in for several days as arctic air rushes behind the storm.—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
26 Jan. 2026
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Defenseman Caleb Racki was also a major standout for the Spartans, disrupting a handful of promising rushes the Cougars could have scored on otherwise.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
24 Jan. 2026
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The recycled soils will be reused for local construction, which can reduce landfill waste, truck traffic and dependence on rural quarries.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
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Materially, the team anchored the home in a quiet, almost monastic palette of limestone handpicked in the quarries outside of Valencia, Spain, and oak for warmth.—
Kathryn O’Shea-Evans,
Robb Report,
18 Jan. 2026
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Results published in Nature show that cells use bioelectricity to coordinate a complex collective behavior called extrusion, a vital process that ejects sick or struggling individual cells from tissue to maintain health and keep growth in check.—
Elise Cutts,
Quanta Magazine,
12 Jan. 2026
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If the battery overheats, the system acts like a launcher; sensors trigger a mechanism that ejects it from the vehicle.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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However, the Fed is unlikely to adjust rates in the coming months — as of Tuesday afternoon, there's about a 72% chance that the Fed's benchmark rate holds steady through most of April, according to the CME FedWatch tool, which tracks market expectations based on futures pricing.—
Mike Winters,
CNBC,
28 Jan. 2026
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Karen Bick, Ralliant’s chief people officer, says the company tracks productivity and AI’s ability to reduce workflow friction.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
28 Jan. 2026
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The hand then detaches from the arm and scurries forward towards a bannana, flips it upward and secures it on its backside using a single finger.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
22 Jan. 2026
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Jackson scurries 14 yards up the middle for a first down.—
Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Chases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chases. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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