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
Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 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
Just as sunlight chases away shadows, financial transparency dispels anxiety.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2025
In a now-viral video from August 10, an elephant chases and nearly tramples a tourist on the highways of Bandipur National Park, known for its nature walks, birdwatching and wildlife safaris, in the southern Indian state of Karnataka.
—Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 31 Aug. 2025
Although there are occasional car chases and shootouts and eventually an upsettingly high body count, its cops are not particularly competent (Lizzie, in fact, is notably incompetent, prone to freezing up at inopportune times), and its criminals not especially clever.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
Too often, marketing chases influencers while product teams struggle with quality.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
High-speed vehicle chases are generally considered dangerous even when conducted by police officers, and there are national and local policies in place around them for that reason.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2025
The policy was adopted 20 years ago, when national attention was focused on the dangers of high-speed chases.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2025
Amid relatively sparse dialogue, each episode is jam-packed — repetitively so — with explosions, car chases, knife fights, shootings and everything in between.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
The results are spectacular — boasting car chases and aerial action that would seem, on paper, impossible to achieve in the series’ chosen medium.
—Blake Simons, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
Wednesday leaves anyway, but Enid chases her because Capri is doing dorm checks, and Enid will NOT miss the Gala.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 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
Just as sunlight chases away shadows, financial transparency dispels anxiety.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
The Star’s investigation also found that Independence police conduct more chases than any other police force in the area.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2025
In a now-viral video from August 10, an elephant chases and nearly tramples a tourist on the highways of Bandipur National Park, known for its nature walks, birdwatching and wildlife safaris, in the southern Indian state of Karnataka.
—Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 31 Aug. 2025
Although there are occasional car chases and shootouts and eventually an upsettingly high body count, its cops are not particularly competent (Lizzie, in fact, is notably incompetent, prone to freezing up at inopportune times), and its criminals not especially clever.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
Too often, marketing chases influencers while product teams struggle with quality.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
High-speed vehicle chases are generally considered dangerous even when conducted by police officers, and there are national and local policies in place around them for that reason.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2025
The policy was adopted 20 years ago, when national attention was focused on the dangers of high-speed chases.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2025
Amid relatively sparse dialogue, each episode is jam-packed — repetitively so — with explosions, car chases, knife fights, shootings and everything in between.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
The results are spectacular — boasting car chases and aerial action that would seem, on paper, impossible to achieve in the series’ chosen medium.
—Blake Simons, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chases
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Years later, her daughter Marie-Louise, unaware of her royal blood, pursues a career as a midwife.—
Ashlee Conour,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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Facing his own mortality, Puss pursues the last wishing star to request his nine lives back.—
Skyler Trepel September 1,
EW.com,
1 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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The Xenomorph onboard the ship now hunts really stupid soldiers in the halls of the building.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Perhaps that is what rushes in to fill the vacuum where Meursault’s morality ought to be.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
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But while the new movie dawdles on its way to Toxie’s origins, then rushes toward a finale with a lurching rhythm that verges on calculated ineptitude, its spirit never feels inauthentic.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
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Meisen says shallow water dives near Papeete also feature small sharks, healthy coral and sea turtles—none of which divers are likely to find in freshwater quarries.—
Joe Sills,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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His team has recorded 800 seismic events using this fiber optic seismic observatory since September 2016, including signals from the recent Mexico earthquake and vibrations from blasting at quarries in the area.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
19 Oct. 2017
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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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Data from the popular online real estate marketplace Zillow, which tracks an estimated market value of homes in a specific area, also shows a dramatic market value increase of Platte County homes in recent years.—
Madeline King,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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The organization tracks these annual migrations via the Western Monarch Count.—
Brooke Baitinger
September 6,
Sacbee.com,
6 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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By now, though, her face falls completely off and scurries away.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Ashton also dismisses the concerns that a three-year degree lacks the many electives and opportunities for self-discovery.—
Bryan Penprase,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Trump's approach dismisses collective security and weakens NATO's cohesion.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Chases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chases. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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