1
as in outs
to drive or force out
chased the cat out of the garden
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2
as in pursues
to go after or on the track of
a dog that likes to chase cars
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4
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
Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2025
In the video, Hilton’s 2-year-old son Phoenix can be seen giggling as the puppy playfully chases him around the room while 22-month-old sister London looks on.
—Marissa G. Muller, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Drowning in an indescribable emptiness, Day chases Dusk to the throne room and beats the ever-living hell out of him, but Dusk has something Day doesn’t — nanites.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
Advertisement Cherry, freed from police custody, shows up at the house, and Laura chases her up and down the stairs with a knife.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
For example, much of the industry chases bragging rights on public benchmarks, which rank models on tasks like math or logic puzzles.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
The Kaufman-esque sequence that chases an ever-balding Mike through his movie roles and towards his destiny is great fun to watch, but ultimately calls our attention to the relative torpor that surrounds it.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
An older woman’s purse is stolen on the train, and Jay reverts to his movie-star persona and chases the culprit off the train and into a field, showing off his action credentials and making some inadvertent headlines along the way.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
Screenshots of the viral video show the German shepherd trying to hide, as his dad chases him around for bath time.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
Lance Wilson, a public-relations professional who works with the Anti Police-Terror Project, warned that the council might loosen the restrictions further, potentially allowing chases for lesser crimes, such as burglary.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
There are set pieces of a scale previously unheard of for the director — explosions, car chases, bank robberies — as well as his most bankable star yet in Leonardo DiCaprio.
—Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2025
Many thrillers end with shoot-outs and chases—in this case, a mighty three-car affair, brilliantly staged over a rolling desert highway.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
Whatever your taste, there are spy gadgets, thrilling chases, secret identities, and twisty betrayals throughout this list of good ol’ fashioned espionage shows for your (incognito) browsing pleasure.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
Typically, about 30% of pursuits end in a crash, according to a city audit of police chases.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 23 Sep. 2025
But nothing beats watching fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, and miracles with Westley/The Man in Black/The Dread Pirate Roberts as your guide.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
Officers involved in the shootings the Free Press idenitifed that began with nonviolent stops and foot chases were all cleared by prosecutors after saying their safety was threatened.
—Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
Patrick Mahomes throws as New York Giants outside linebacker Kayvon Thibodeaux chases him Sunday.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2025
In the video, Hilton’s 2-year-old son Phoenix can be seen giggling as the puppy playfully chases him around the room while 22-month-old sister London looks on.
—Marissa G. Muller, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Drowning in an indescribable emptiness, Day chases Dusk to the throne room and beats the ever-living hell out of him, but Dusk has something Day doesn’t — nanites.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
Advertisement Cherry, freed from police custody, shows up at the house, and Laura chases her up and down the stairs with a knife.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
For example, much of the industry chases bragging rights on public benchmarks, which rank models on tasks like math or logic puzzles.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
The Kaufman-esque sequence that chases an ever-balding Mike through his movie roles and towards his destiny is great fun to watch, but ultimately calls our attention to the relative torpor that surrounds it.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
An older woman’s purse is stolen on the train, and Jay reverts to his movie-star persona and chases the culprit off the train and into a field, showing off his action credentials and making some inadvertent headlines along the way.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
Screenshots of the viral video show the German shepherd trying to hide, as his dad chases him around for bath time.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
So, what started as a steamy romance trilogy shifts into thriller territory, complete with high-speed car chases, kidnapping, and ridiculous life-or-death stakes.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
Lance Wilson, a public-relations professional who works with the Anti Police-Terror Project, warned that the council might loosen the restrictions further, potentially allowing chases for lesser crimes, such as burglary.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
There are set pieces of a scale previously unheard of for the director — explosions, car chases, bank robberies — as well as his most bankable star yet in Leonardo DiCaprio.
—Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2025
Many thrillers end with shoot-outs and chases—in this case, a mighty three-car affair, brilliantly staged over a rolling desert highway.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
Whatever your taste, there are spy gadgets, thrilling chases, secret identities, and twisty betrayals throughout this list of good ol’ fashioned espionage shows for your (incognito) browsing pleasure.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
Typically, about 30% of pursuits end in a crash, according to a city audit of police chases.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 23 Sep. 2025
But nothing beats watching fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, and miracles with Westley/The Man in Black/The Dread Pirate Roberts as your guide.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
Officers involved in the shootings the Free Press idenitifed that began with nonviolent stops and foot chases were all cleared by prosecutors after saying their safety was threatened.
—Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chases
Verb
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Each pursues the migrant body beyond recognition.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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The decision provides a strong indication of how Lamberth is likely to rule if the government pursues a full trial on the case.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
23 Sep. 2025
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This place belongs to the Carver, a deranged butcher who hunts anything foolish enough to enter.—
Meredith G. White,
AZCentral.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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The sunbathers of sleepy Amity Bay are helpless against the unexpected great white shark that hunts their coasts; Spielberg’s talent for suspense, effective horror shocks, and ingenious reinvention of the classic animal-attack movie remain as impressive as ever.—
Christina Newland,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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Too many big plays allowed The Commanders have given up 32 explosive plays (completions of at least 16 yards and rushes of at least 12 yards), tied for the fifth-most in the league through Week 4.—
Nicki Jhabvala,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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While the Broncos’ passing game led them to victory, the typically reliable running back group was solid as well — 44 rushes for 152 yards — even though the average per rush was dragged down by a fumble that led to a 14-yard loss for Madsen.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Aswan region of stone quarries was the source of some of Egypt’s most famous monuments and the site of long-term power struggles with Kush.—
Vanessa Taylor,
Big Think,
25 Sep. 2025
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Globally, more than one million children work in mines and quarries.—
Xanthe Scharff,
Time,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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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As a supernova explosion ejects the outer layers of these stars, their stellar cores collapse.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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According to data compiled by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, a research group that tracks immigration enforcement data, over 6,000 detainees have come through the facility during fiscal year 2025.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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Capital Pinball Parlor stands acoss the railroad tracks from the Sacramento River waterfront in historic Old Sacramento.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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The older dog is shown marching along, while the puppy scurries along, attempting to match its pace.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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In some versions of the tale, the wolf scurries off to the forest while the three pigs live happily ever after in humble homesteads of their choice.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
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As for the third criticism—that the point system is gamification, trivializing death and destruction—Prickly dismisses it out of hand.—
Tamar Jacoby,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The poem dismisses prevailing emphases on externals, stressing instead the formative powers of one’s inner being.—
Daniella Walsh,
Oc Register,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Chases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chases. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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