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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
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
Park chases a slider for a strikeout.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 24 Feb. 2026
And this is where the market grows lopsided, as everyone chases a handful of companies.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026
Moniak swings more than average in both the heart and shadow zones and also chases more, effectively trying to get hits before striking out.
—Derek Vanriper, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
The new owner is Gary (Justin Kirk), who chases off anyone who comes around.
—Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Next to Pika Pika Paradise is a colorful birthday cake filled with Alcremie, and a Kangaskhan and Dragonite battle as a Fidough chases Eevees nearby.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
One child chases the duck, catches it, and stomps on it repeatedly.
—Abby Dodge, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
David Clarey, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Beyond the text of the film, its production reflected that same ambition, with car chases shot on city streets without permits to achieve the realism for which the film is celebrated.
—Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2026
For decades, Romanucci and his law partner, Stephan Blandin, have led a successful practice representing not just the victims in police chases, but also patients harmed by doctors and faulty product manufacturers.
—Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
That makes the killers kind of human and fallible and clumsy, and these movies get a lot of mileage out of the slapstick shenanigans of their slasher chases.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
The video shows the man climbing out of the bin and taking off running as an officer chases.
—ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
Peter, Isabel, and Chelsea uncover Jenny and Hagan's involvement with Monroe, and their scheme is ultimately exposed (after plenty of high-stakes chases, of course).
—Ashley Boucher, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Feb. 2026
Try it again on the next block, and this time a suspicious-looking mushroom rises from within and chases you, a symbol for transformation that the designers hoped would be globally recognizable.
—Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
Both the slider and the fastball generated some bad chases in Myrtle Beach.
—Keith Law, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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
Park chases a slider for a strikeout.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 24 Feb. 2026
And this is where the market grows lopsided, as everyone chases a handful of companies.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026
Moniak swings more than average in both the heart and shadow zones and also chases more, effectively trying to get hits before striking out.
—Derek Vanriper, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
The new owner is Gary (Justin Kirk), who chases off anyone who comes around.
—Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Next to Pika Pika Paradise is a colorful birthday cake filled with Alcremie, and a Kangaskhan and Dragonite battle as a Fidough chases Eevees nearby.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
One child chases the duck, catches it, and stomps on it repeatedly.
—Abby Dodge, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Noun
Those make up an overwhelming amount of all chases that officers in Milwaukee make – with officers citing reckless driving as the initiating reason in 742 of the 970 chases in 2025, according to police data.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Beyond the text of the film, its production reflected that same ambition, with car chases shot on city streets without permits to achieve the realism for which the film is celebrated.
—Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2026
For decades, Romanucci and his law partner, Stephan Blandin, have led a successful practice representing not just the victims in police chases, but also patients harmed by doctors and faulty product manufacturers.
—Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
That makes the killers kind of human and fallible and clumsy, and these movies get a lot of mileage out of the slapstick shenanigans of their slasher chases.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
The video shows the man climbing out of the bin and taking off running as an officer chases.
—ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
Peter, Isabel, and Chelsea uncover Jenny and Hagan's involvement with Monroe, and their scheme is ultimately exposed (after plenty of high-stakes chases, of course).
—Ashley Boucher, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Feb. 2026
Try it again on the next block, and this time a suspicious-looking mushroom rises from within and chases you, a symbol for transformation that the designers hoped would be globally recognizable.
—Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
Both the slider and the fastball generated some bad chases in Myrtle Beach.
—Keith Law, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chases
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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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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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Ours is an age which consciously pursues health, and yet only believes in the reality of sickness.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2026
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No single agency has sole authority or responsibility, although Florida’s Department of Health pursues complaints against med-spa workers, usually after someone is injured or law enforcement gets involved.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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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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Like most sharks, though, Whitney hunts alone.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Gary, in his mail truck, rushes over to pick Ennis up.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
9 Mar. 2026
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Kadri took line rushes during warmups with Valeri Nichushkin and Brock Nelson, but Bednar wanted to start the fan favorite in his return and just stuck with it.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
9 Mar. 2026
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Over the course of the last six months, McBrien and the AJC team traveled to the small town of Elberton for an investigation that led them to granite quarries, graves, a swatting raid and a deep dive in explosives.—
Hugo Rojo,
AJC.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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During Limestone Month each June, the quarries are open for a limited time for tours.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Feb. 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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Best Buy anticipates that comparable sales, a metric that tracks sales online and in stores open at least 14 months, will range from a decline of 1% to an increase of 1%.—
Melissa Repko,Laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2026
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The two practiced together leading into the 2024 Olympics, and Wembanyama’s evaluation still tracks.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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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
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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
Cite this Entry
“Chases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chases. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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