chasing 1 of 2

as in pursuit
the act of going after or in the tracks of another despite our determined chasing, the rabbit got away

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chasing

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verb

present participle of chase
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Noun
  • The human pursuit of flight would be hard to stop from ever happening again.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • The actor spoke with PEOPLE in 2023 about balancing fatherhood and his many career pursuits.
    Kayla Grant, People.com, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • Most importantly, the proposal provides that, when discovery items are turned over belatedly, judges can impose consequences that stop short of dismissing the whole case, if a lesser remedy can ensure fairness to the defendant.
    Jane Manning, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2025
  • So lawmakers aren't dismissing Golden Dome out of hand.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Nebraska is all in on pursuing Millard South tight end Isaac Jensen.
    Mitch Sherman, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • And fans deserve to know and understand the paths the Titans are pursuing in making these decisions.
    Nick Suss, The Tennessean, 30 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • This is the third time in a decade the man received such a sentence, and the fifth overall revocation of his hunting privileges reports the Rogue Valley Times, a local newspaper.
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 6 Mar. 2025
  • And instead of hunting for world premieres, the team is happy to simply showcase great movies from anywhere in the world.
    Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • There are charts tracking literacy, migration, and taxation.
    Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • Gaps in available flight tracking data have raised another question: whether the aircraft used the back half of the runway, which would normally be necessary to generate enough power for takeoff.
    Mika Gröndahl, New York Times, 28 June 2025
Verb
  • What To Know In a clip shared to X, formerly Twitter, McIlroy embraces his wife following his victory.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Right-hander Colin Rea delivered a solid outing, limiting the Dodgers to one run in 3 2/3 innings in his first start in Justin Steele’s rotation spot following the news Sunday that the lefty will be undergoing season-ending surgery on his elbow.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Those charges, unsealed Thursday, include murder using a firearm, two counts of stalking and an additional firearms offense.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Mangione was arraigned in federal court on Thursday on two counts of stalking, one count of murder through use of a firearm and a firearms offense.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The theme first cropped up in the cold open, which began ostensibly as a sketch about Easter—specifically about Jesus expelling money changers during an act known as the cleansing of the temple.
    Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Just then, Redmayne appears on a screen as Newt and performs a banishment charm, expelling Skender.
    Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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“Chasing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chasing. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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