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as in chasing
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 traversing
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 racing
to proceed or move quickly
racehorses coursing down the track
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Recent Examples of coursing
Neo-Austrians imagine that $100,000 rented by Bank A from the saver soon enough morphs into millions, billions, and seemingly trillions of dollars coursing through the economy, all to the dollar’s detriment.
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John Tamny, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
There are references to other stories coursing through Hamnet, and one of them is the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, which Will tells Agnes during one of their first meetings.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2025
And with that tequila shot coursing freshly through his blood, the 48-year-old seemed to be feeling 28 again.
—Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 23 Aug. 2025
Aston Villa supporters are accustomed to pre-season optimism coursing through the veins.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
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John Tamny, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
There are references to other stories coursing through Hamnet, and one of them is the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, which Will tells Agnes during one of their first meetings.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2025
And with that tequila shot coursing freshly through his blood, the 48-year-old seemed to be feeling 28 again.
—Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 23 Aug. 2025
Aston Villa supporters are accustomed to pre-season optimism coursing through the veins.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coursing
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After a lifeless Eagles offense awoke with a third-quarter touchdown to pull within 26-14, Davis forced Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford out of bounds on a punt-forcing sack by chasing him halfway across the field.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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The Mercedes cars of George Russell and Kimi Antonelli were chasing the Spanish driver.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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In Galaxy 2, Mario can hop on his trusty dinosaur steed and leverage Yoshi's unique abilities while traversing the inventive planetoid stages.—
Jeffrey L. Wilson,
PC Magazine,
20 Sep. 2025
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Hornet’s downward slash is the primary means of parrying and lining up another attack or traversing over stretches of hazardous pits.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
19 Sep. 2025
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That show is set on Chandler Ranch, where Bigfoot and friends tackle racing adventures and life lessons.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
23 Sep. 2025
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These launch providers are racing a medley of Chinese rocket builders to become the second company to land and reuse a first stage booster.—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
22 Sep. 2025
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Police will still be limited to only pursuing individuals suspected of committing a forcible violent crime — robberies, for instance, but not burglaries — or if there’s probable cause to believe a suspect is carrying a firearm.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Since then, even the pretense of pursuing limited government has become all but impossible to sustain.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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In terms of the target area, Daichi Kamada is crossing the ball towards the back post, which is left empty by Palace on purpose.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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The victim, identified as Heidbrick, was on a walk with her boyfriend and was crossing the street to return to her apartment when she was struck, her sister Nicole Heidbrick told ABC News.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
24 Sep. 2025
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Rigby has a prior DUI and speeding offense and was previously forced to attend a Mothers Against Drunk Driving victim impact panel, WTVT reported.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Miami Herald,
23 Sep. 2025
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And Staton’s record shows only speeding and traffic tickets.—
Ryan Oehrli,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Sep. 2025
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Beyond that, both Bouchard and Morrissey contribute much more to shots and scoring chances, according to All Three Zones tracking data.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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What To Know Citing open-source ship-tracking data, @MT_Anderson, an open-source intelligence analyst on the social media platform X, said the Ohio arrived at Subic Bay on the west coast of the Philippines' Luzon Island, bordering the South China Sea, on Tuesday.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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The Cardinals scored a run apiece in the third and fourth following Ramos’ homer, but the Giants scored three runs in the fourth to take a 4-2 lead on an RBI single from Patrick Bailey and a two-run single from Ramos.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
23 Sep. 2025
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After the faceoff following Sennecke’s goal, Noah Warren fought for the second time in two days, squaring off with Curtis Douglas after taking on the Kings’ Samuel Helenius on Sunday.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Coursing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coursing. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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