COURSED Synonyms: 153 Similar and Opposite Words

coursed

verb

past tense of course

as in chased

to go after or on the track of after coursing the conspirators for months, the federal agents closed in and made the arrests

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as in traversed

to make one's way through, across, or over once the threat of terrorism became apparent, fighter jets began coursing that corridor on a daily basis

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as in sped

to proceed or move quickly racehorses coursing down the track

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Recent Examples of coursed Cleveland baseball fandom has coursed through the family’s blood for generations. —

Zack Meisel, New York Times, 16 May 2026 The thrust of Mann’s speeches is that Germany, after its plunge into evil, must engage in a spiritual reckoning, a new embrace of humanity, the kind that coursed through Goethe’s writing. —

Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 14 May 2026 Blechner would lie in a hospital bed for eight hours while the vaccine coursed through her body, until Simon returned to pick her up. —

Caleb Hellerman, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026 Their frustration was a reminder of the anger that has coursed through modern American politics and now appears to be simmering within a new generation ahead of the midterm elections that will determine control of Congress. —

Joey Cappelletti, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026 The new millennium had introduced a range of breakthrough neo-soul acts–Musiq Soulchild, Floetry, India Arie–whose music coursed with devotion and intimacy. —

Jackson Howard, Pitchfork, 29 Mar. 2026 But these jewels appear as a tribute to the styles that coursed through the choreographer’s career. —

Guillermo Perez, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026 Dining centers on refined kaiseki or traditional Japanese coursed haute cuisine, featuring regional specialties such as meltingly tender Tajima beef (an elite breed of wagyu cattle and the source of Kobe beef) and Matsuba snow crab. —

Kelsey Eisen, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2026 Most prep work and cooking will take place in a basement kitchen, but an open second-floor kitchen will offer an approachable and coursed dining experience, too. —

Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2026

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The sisters threw items at the employee, chased her through the restaurant, hit her with pots and pans, attempted to throw hot grease on her head and threatened to kill her, according to prosecutors.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
North Richland Hills Police Department officers chased the SUV from a Walmart on Northeast Loop 820 into the city of Fort Worth.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 June 2026