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
Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 23 May 2026
While Silicon Valley chases incremental benchmark improvements, industrial leaders are working to earn their customers’ trust, shift by shift, through validated deployments that deliver concrete benefits.
—Chris Turlica, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Jordan Spieth chases a career Grand Slam.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 14 May 2026
Video of the incident shows the boy trying to scramble up the bank to safety as the beaver chases him before biting him on the thigh.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
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
Rhon Daguro, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Georgia leaders and legislators have repeatedly called for clearer accountability for the unintended consequences of police chases.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 27 May 2026
Atlanta city leaders have previously imposed restrictions on police chases within city limits, limiting pursuits to violent felonies and requiring supervisor approval, along with banning PIT maneuvers in dense neighborhoods.
—CBS News, 27 May 2026
Expect a lot of kicks, punches, chases and grunts and groans.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
By contrast, Billy Friedkin helped The French Connection (1973) become a surprise hit in interviews describing his chaotic car chases and defiance of civic codes.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 22 May 2026
Of the more than 1,200 police chases across the Kansas City metro that year, 150 ended in crashes and 51 injuries.
—Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
The team’s tactics, including high-speed car chases, and its opaque operations disturbed some NYPD officials, but the unit expanded significantly amid the support of then-Mayor Eric Adams.
—Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 11 May 2026
Seeking federal dollars for pursuit technology The growing implementation of the Grappler comes at a time when funding to find ways to de-escalate chases is under consideration.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Verb
On Bespin, the crew chases an Imperial officer through the skies of Cloud City, dodging freighters and TIE fighters.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 23 May 2026
While Silicon Valley chases incremental benchmark improvements, industrial leaders are working to earn their customers’ trust, shift by shift, through validated deployments that deliver concrete benefits.
—Chris Turlica, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Jordan Spieth chases a career Grand Slam.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 14 May 2026
Video of the incident shows the boy trying to scramble up the bank to safety as the beaver chases him before biting him on the thigh.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
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
Noun
Valuations are crazy, start-ups appear overnight and capital chases anything tagged AI.
—Rhon Daguro, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Georgia leaders and legislators have repeatedly called for clearer accountability for the unintended consequences of police chases.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 27 May 2026
Atlanta city leaders have previously imposed restrictions on police chases within city limits, limiting pursuits to violent felonies and requiring supervisor approval, along with banning PIT maneuvers in dense neighborhoods.
—CBS News, 27 May 2026
Expect a lot of kicks, punches, chases and grunts and groans.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
By contrast, Billy Friedkin helped The French Connection (1973) become a surprise hit in interviews describing his chaotic car chases and defiance of civic codes.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 22 May 2026
Of the more than 1,200 police chases across the Kansas City metro that year, 150 ended in crashes and 51 injuries.
—Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
The team’s tactics, including high-speed car chases, and its opaque operations disturbed some NYPD officials, but the unit expanded significantly amid the support of then-Mayor Eric Adams.
—Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 11 May 2026
Seeking federal dollars for pursuit technology The growing implementation of the Grappler comes at a time when funding to find ways to de-escalate chases is under consideration.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chases
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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
Verb
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The ruling closes a financial front in Britain’s asylum fight as Starmer’s government pursues new border controls, while Rwanda acknowledges the decision but highlights a dissent underscoring the case’s legal complexity.—
Mike Corder,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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Overall, Oreo pursues collaboration strategies at both the global and local levels, with Foley citing a Post Malone US-exclusive collaboration and a recent Blackpink Asia-exclusive release.—
Charles Taylor,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Verb
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Down below, an Army private (Charles Melton) hunts the killer.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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This is an eagle that genuinely hunts monkeys in the forest canopy.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
Verb
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Carolina are a force, but their style does actually surrender odd man rushes, etc.—
Pierre LeBrun,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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After spending much of the season together in Italy wth Claude’s family, their future plans are suddenly thrown into question when Danny rushes back to Philly after his mother is hospitalized.—
Jane LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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The marble that makes up the bathrooms comes from nearby quarries; some have marble from a nearby quarry, and others have the same reddish marble used at Le Petit Trianon at Versailles.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
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Every Gothic cathedral is the product of ideas that altered over generations, ambitions abandoned or superseded, compromises with ballooning budgets, labor shortages, or bottlenecks in the supply chain from quarries and forests and mines.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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This development forcibly ejects the mild-mannered mammal into both his parents’ den and the wild — literally — world of dating, where smelling suitors’ pee takes the place of an app profile.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
22 May 2026
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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
Verb
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Across the railway tracks again, Gertrud walking next to him, Ursula and her sister trailing behind.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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Today, Guinness World Records tracks achievements ranging from the world's tallest living man, Sultan Kösen, to highly specific accomplishments such as identifying Taylor Swift songs in under a minute.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
Verb
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That goes for much here, from the light that scurries away from Benjamín Echazarreta’s muted camera, to the moments of sweetness that punctuate Mariá Portugal’s largely ominous score.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
14 May 2026
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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
Cite this Entry
“Chases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chases. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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