1
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
Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2026
Or do coaches even matter and everyone just chases the bag?
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2026
Both trials — one in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and the other in Los Angeles — pointed to the struggles Meta has faced to adequately police Facebook and Instagram, which remain the primary cash engines as the company chases Google, OpenAI and Anthropic in artificial intelligence.
—Ari Levy, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
Catcher Clayton Namken chases a high fastball, striking out swinging.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
Prying the 26-year-old striker away from Chelsea as the club chases a Women’s Super League title wasn’t cheap.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 16 Mar. 2026
In the film, when mobster Marsellus Wallace sees Bruce Willis’ boxer character Butch crossing the street — after Butch defied Wallace’s orders to throw a match — Wallace chases Butch into a pawnshop.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2026
The human cost is painfully clear; our parents and grandparents cycle in and out of hospitals, receiving reactive medicine that chases one condition after another rather than addressing the underlying cause.
—Andrew S. Brack, Time, 26 Feb. 2026
And this is where the market grows lopsided, as everyone chases a handful of companies.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026
Sierra Van Der Brug, Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
In 2023, a report from the Police Executive Research Forum, a national think tank on policing standards, called for police to put the brakes on car chases unless a violent crime has been committed and the suspect poses an imminent threat.
—ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
This British production from Hammer Films and director Roy Ward Baker showcases moon maidens, old-fashioned lunar shootouts, buggy chases, and an ex-astronaut turned mercenary salvager trying to snag a 6000-pound sapphire asteroid from orbit for a billionaire industrialist.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 30 Mar. 2026
This might have been any of thousands of chases in which game wardens are involved each year or of hundreds Bob Markle had experienced in 30 years.
—Dave Duffey, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
But over the long term, money chases returns.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Guided by the imperious voiceover of family matriarch Ann (Francis Annis), Soames chases after the lovely Irene (Millie Gibson), who scandalously dances ballet and wants to go to Paris.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 23 Mar. 2026
What Davenport doesn’t know is a lethal Russian hit squad, led by a woman trained to kill, is hunting the traitor/spy, and after a couple of car chases, the hit team realizes Davenport is after them.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2026
Bouffard was the second person in just a 16-day span in Broward to die in police chases.
—Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
Verb
In the Ring video, a person dressed in black pants and a gray T-shirt, with a gray sweatshirt draped over his shoulder, chases two dogs down a residential street, spraying them with pellets from what looks like a gel gun.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2026
Or do coaches even matter and everyone just chases the bag?
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2026
Both trials — one in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and the other in Los Angeles — pointed to the struggles Meta has faced to adequately police Facebook and Instagram, which remain the primary cash engines as the company chases Google, OpenAI and Anthropic in artificial intelligence.
—Ari Levy, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
Catcher Clayton Namken chases a high fastball, striking out swinging.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
Prying the 26-year-old striker away from Chelsea as the club chases a Women’s Super League title wasn’t cheap.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 16 Mar. 2026
In the film, when mobster Marsellus Wallace sees Bruce Willis’ boxer character Butch crossing the street — after Butch defied Wallace’s orders to throw a match — Wallace chases Butch into a pawnshop.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2026
The human cost is painfully clear; our parents and grandparents cycle in and out of hospitals, receiving reactive medicine that chases one condition after another rather than addressing the underlying cause.
—Andrew S. Brack, Time, 26 Feb. 2026
And this is where the market grows lopsided, as everyone chases a handful of companies.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026
Noun
New legislation proposed by a California lawmaker would enable police departments to harness tens millions in dollars in federal funding to stop police chases from turning dangerous or deadly.
—Sierra Van Der Brug, Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
In 2023, a report from the Police Executive Research Forum, a national think tank on policing standards, called for police to put the brakes on car chases unless a violent crime has been committed and the suspect poses an imminent threat.
—ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
This British production from Hammer Films and director Roy Ward Baker showcases moon maidens, old-fashioned lunar shootouts, buggy chases, and an ex-astronaut turned mercenary salvager trying to snag a 6000-pound sapphire asteroid from orbit for a billionaire industrialist.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 30 Mar. 2026
This might have been any of thousands of chases in which game wardens are involved each year or of hundreds Bob Markle had experienced in 30 years.
—Dave Duffey, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
But over the long term, money chases returns.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Guided by the imperious voiceover of family matriarch Ann (Francis Annis), Soames chases after the lovely Irene (Millie Gibson), who scandalously dances ballet and wants to go to Paris.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 23 Mar. 2026
What Davenport doesn’t know is a lethal Russian hit squad, led by a woman trained to kill, is hunting the traitor/spy, and after a couple of car chases, the hit team realizes Davenport is after them.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2026
Bouffard was the second person in just a 16-day span in Broward to die in police chases.
—Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chases
Verb
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Ezekiel Richardson outs himself as a spy for the Continental Army to Claire.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2026
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Luckily, the king’s favorite wife, Esther, outs herself as Jewish.—
Betsy Andrews,
Saveur,
20 Feb. 2026
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Michael Reaves / Getty Images Not every school pursues such a transfer-centric roster.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
7 Apr. 2026
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The math is hard in either scenario that the House pursues to approve the program.—
Lisa Hagen,
Hartford Courant,
7 Apr. 2026
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Julie Allemand is an elite passer and playmaker who hardly ever hunts her own shot.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
3 Apr. 2026
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This new film stars Alan Ritchson as an Army Ranger who while on a training mission comes across a deadly machine that relentlessly hunts him and his peers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2026
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The Devils had two breakaways, along with a two-on-one, a three-on-one and a handful of other odd-man rushes.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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The penultimate episode rushes through its climax, but even that brief disappointment, in hindsight, feels like a choice meant to foreground what really matters.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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One of the largest hard rock quarries in the Western United States, the quarry has been a key source of building materials for the Bay Area and Central Coast for the past 126 years.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Gravel is a mixture of small natural rock fragments that are sourced from quarries or riverbeds.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
12 Apr. 2026
Verb
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At the same time, a salty liquid containing calcium chloride (a salt often used to de-ice roads) is pumped through the regenerator, which carries the heat away and ejects it to the surroundings on exit.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 Feb. 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
Verb
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The Yale School of Public Health’s Humanitarian Research Lab, which tracks the war through satellite imagery, said this month that the RSF had received military support from a base in Ethiopia.—
Samy Magdy,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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Researchers analyzed data from two very large groups in the UK Biobank, which is a long-term health study in the United Kingdom that tracks medical and lifestyle information from hundreds of thousands of participants.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The way Radcliffe scurries out of his chair and into the green room to meet Liu illustrates her visceral impact.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Bridgerton fans can spot the Old Royal Naval College mostly throughout season 2, like when a paperboy scurries across the grounds to deliver the latest gossip from Lady Whistledown in the first episode.—
Kayla Keegan,
PEOPLE,
1 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Chases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chases. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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