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
Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
As Antoine Semenyo chases a loose ball down the left flank, left-back Adrien Truffert bursts forward to support him inside.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
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
Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 7 Oct. 2025
Every brand chases clicks, followers and fleeting visibility.
—Sudhir Gupta, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
Robert also produced the film, which followed a group of Southern whiskey runners getting into chases and conflicts with federal agents.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 4 Oct. 2025
In 2017, the Fire and Police Commission sent a directive to Flynn to re-allow chases for reckless driving and chases skyrocketed after.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Also produced by Robert, the movie, about Southern whiskey runners pitted against federal agents and organized crime, was filled with car chases and stunts.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
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
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
Verb
The show follows a second-generation Greek Ghanaian immigrant on a journey of self-discovery who chases his dream of becoming a rap star.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
As Antoine Semenyo chases a loose ball down the left flank, left-back Adrien Truffert bursts forward to support him inside.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
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
Noun
Ribbons of red and orange light shoot across the screen in the wake of Ares’ motorcycle; energetic chases and hand-to-hand battles abound throughout the film’s 2-hour run time.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 7 Oct. 2025
Every brand chases clicks, followers and fleeting visibility.
—Sudhir Gupta, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
Robert also produced the film, which followed a group of Southern whiskey runners getting into chases and conflicts with federal agents.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 4 Oct. 2025
In 2017, the Fire and Police Commission sent a directive to Flynn to re-allow chases for reckless driving and chases skyrocketed after.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Also produced by Robert, the movie, about Southern whiskey runners pitted against federal agents and organized crime, was filled with car chases and stunts.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chases
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Most companies stumble because leadership pursues the wrong goals — growth for growth’s sake, short-term gains at long-term cost.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
7 Oct. 2025
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Despite bureaucracy, apathy, and disengagement, Chad pursues environmentalism like a surfer paddling into pounding beach break, confident that the wave of his life is just outside the shore pound.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
1 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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This place belongs to the Carver, a deranged butcher who hunts anything foolish enough to enter.—
Meredith G. White,
AZCentral.com,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Journalism that rushes toward the most interesting and important stories, regardless of their unpopularity.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
6 Oct. 2025
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Journalism that rushes toward the most interesVng and important stories, regardless of their unpopularity.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Crotch quarries used to have some fifteen hundred workers.—
Nick Paumgarten,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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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
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
Verb
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Cummings has led The Star’s efforts in creating journalism for our community and developing AI reporting tools, including one that searches court documents and another that tracks the criminal records of Kansas City firefighters.—
The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 Oct. 2025
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My mother shared how railroad tracks in her community had white people on one side and Black people on the other.—
Kevin Powell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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
Verb
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Each side dismisses the other's contention.—
Todd Spangler,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Trump dismisses Republican mayoral hopeful as Giuliani allies support Cuomo.—
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FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Chases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chases. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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