as in pursuit
the act of going after or in the tracks of another
the actor eventually couldn't take the constant hounding by reporters and fans
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as in chasing
to go after or on the track of
after the scandal came to light, the politician was hounded by reporters night and day
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as in urging
to subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders
kept hounding his mother to let him drive her car until she gave in
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Recent Examples of hounding
Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2026
In a teaser for the untitled project, which dropped Sunday night, Justin and Christian solemnly watch news coverage of Combs’ criminal trial and reporters hounding their family with questions regarding accusations against their 56-year-old father.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2025
The three did their jobs, hounding the Sabres with persistent physicality all game.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
The former is the owner of a New York City hotspot; the latter is a man on the run from loan sharks, with heaps of personal issues and bad debts hounding him.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Inappropriate client interaction such as hounding a woman to come over to his house late at night and slipshod work that ended with a grandmother’s eviction got a Daytona Beach attorney suspended from his law career for two years.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
He was seen as an outspoken critic of his own party, but was also perceived as distant from Abe’s right-wing faction, which proved advantageous given the scandals hounding that segment of the party.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
One of those fans happens to be Angela Bassett‘s sister, who has apparently been hounding Bassett about the potential return of her on-screen hubby.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 21 Aug. 2025
An Egyptian math teacher, appalled at this attitude, began hounding him.
—John Carlisle, Freep.com, 31 May 2025
Verb
While Edgecombe is hounding Brunson on one end, Tyrese Maxey’s got 1,200 square feet of real estate at Madison Square Garden on the other.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2026
In a teaser for the untitled project, which dropped Sunday night, Justin and Christian solemnly watch news coverage of Combs’ criminal trial and reporters hounding their family with questions regarding accusations against their 56-year-old father.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2025
The three did their jobs, hounding the Sabres with persistent physicality all game.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
The former is the owner of a New York City hotspot; the latter is a man on the run from loan sharks, with heaps of personal issues and bad debts hounding him.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Inappropriate client interaction such as hounding a woman to come over to his house late at night and slipshod work that ended with a grandmother’s eviction got a Daytona Beach attorney suspended from his law career for two years.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
He was seen as an outspoken critic of his own party, but was also perceived as distant from Abe’s right-wing faction, which proved advantageous given the scandals hounding that segment of the party.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
One of those fans happens to be Angela Bassett‘s sister, who has apparently been hounding Bassett about the potential return of her on-screen hubby.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 21 Aug. 2025
An Egyptian math teacher, appalled at this attitude, began hounding him.
—John Carlisle, Freep.com, 31 May 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hounding
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Speed Skating 500m and Team Pursuit will also give medals in speed skating sprint distances (including the men’s 500m and women’s 500m) on February 10, with team pursuit finals to follow later in the Games.—
Sam Leveridge,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Often, his philosophy of life, his vaunted pursuit of happiness, anchored his letter.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Color design is increasingly moving from trend-chasing choices to intentional restraint.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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You’re being called to lead, build and commit to a long-term vision, rather than just chasing the next spark of inspiration.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
26 Jan. 2026
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The nonprofit is urging donors to make an appointment to give blood or to go to a blood drive.—
Ciara McCarthy
January 27,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Jan. 2026
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Earlier this week, 60 CEOs in Minnesota wrote a letter published by the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce urging deescalation.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Jan. 2026
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Maduro continued exports to Chinese refiners, purchased Chinese arms, and even allowed China to construct two satellite tracking facilities in Venezuela, the El Sombrero and Luepa stations, both of which can be remotely accessed by Beijing.—
Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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The new tracking method may also help answer the big unknown of how much space debris actually reaches the surface of Earth.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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The Los Angeles Police Department is pursuing a driver wanted for burglary on Wednesday morning near the Inglewood area.—
CBS LA Staff,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Izaya Igaki and William Tsukamoto were two of the ten men on the Netflix dating show who were placed in Hokkaido to run a coffee truck together, while also pursuing romantic endeavors.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Instead of calling and begging somebody else to change.—
Joel Feder,
The Drive,
21 Jan. 2026
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Nearly two decades into her career, Courtney Marie Andrews remains a troubadour of singular sincerity, more interested in listening to the world than begging the world to listen.—
Lily Goldberg,
Pitchfork,
20 Jan. 2026
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The tracing of those two key relationships provides the heart of the documentary — especially the apparently countless appearances, both talk shows and filmed public events, at which Brooks either discussed those relationships or Reiner and Bancroft joined him.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Jan. 2026
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Trying to track and contain a highly contagious virus—which requires interventions such as testing and rapid contact tracing—will tax public-health departments, too.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
18 Dec. 2025
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McAdoo said the Ouachita County sheriff's office and Camden Police Department had been escorting nursing home and medical employees to and from work.—
Bill Bowden,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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The Patriots arrived back at Gillette Stadium in grand style late Monday afternoon, with the Foxboro Police Department escorting the team into Patriot Place.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Hounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hounding. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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