Thesaurus results for HOT PURSUIT

hot pursuit

noun

Definition of hot pursuit

as in tracking

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Recent Examples of hot pursuit At least Chris Mara’s hot pursuit of John Harbaugh, John Mara’s acquiescing to the head coach’s final say and direct reporting structure and Dawn Aponte’s hiring and direct report to the coach have marginalized Schoen’s influence and role. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2026 But Trump’s hot pursuit of immigrants in American cities requires an unmasking not only of ICE operatives, but of the flimsiness of his narrative. — Time, 4 Dec. 2025 That didn’t stop studios and producers from engaging in a hot pursuit. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025 Creating personalized charm necklaces — a service now offered by more and more jewelry brands in brick-and-mortar as well as online capacities — is clearly a hot pursuit. — Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 8 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hot pursuit

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Noun

The bookkeeping priority here is accurate cost of goods sold (COGS) tracking and regular inventory reconciliation.

— Nicholas Pasquarosa, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Apart from the power receiver itself, engineers must build rapid tracking optics that can lock onto a moving target miles in the air.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026

Definition of tracking

Noun

To do that, health officials need to quickly identify the possible routes a virus might spread, a practice known as contact tracing, says Armand Sprecher, an infectious diseases physician with Doctors Without Borders.

— Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 23 July 2026
Contact tracing remains a challenge, with coverage of those exposed still at 67%.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

Definition of tracing

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Spain has not spent a single second trailing at this World Cup; Argentina has trailed for more than 100 minutes, including stoppage time.

— Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
Compared with Spain’s near-flawless record, the reigning champions have spent 14 per cent of their tournament trailing, which is double the rate of their triumphant campaign in Qatar (seven per cent).

— Mark Carey, New York Times, 18 July 2026

Definition of trailing

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While the researchers describe the lifestyles of Blue Zoners as simple but highly active, in general, a lot of their pursuits were cognitively based.

— Refractor, Refractor, 27 July 2026
Longevity cannot be positioned only as an elite pursuit for people who are already well.

— Billee Howard, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

Definition of pursuit

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Unlike other hard metals, tungsten is largely nontoxic, but the byproducts from mining it—called tailings—contain other harmful metals including arsenic, copper, zinc and lead and can leach into the environment.

— Ari Sen, Scientific American, 13 June 2026
Initial environmental analytics work will focus on water quality, particulate emissions, geotechnical stability, tailings performance, biodiversity indicators and carbon intensity per metric ton produced.

— Nia Bowers, USA Today, 8 May 2026

Definition of tailing

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Leagues across the country have joined Rongjiang’s national Village Super League, launched last year, with some even live-streaming their games and gaining major followings.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
Surprisingly, despite the restaurant’s name, the burgers here have earned a devoted local following.

— Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 21 July 2026

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