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
Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Mar. 2026
Democrats are hounding the president and other Republicans on affordability, an issue that resonates with voters.
—Garrett Downs, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026
Smart forced contact from Mathurin, who was then hounding the Lakers guard on the wing, for his second attempt from the field and to tie the game at 109 from just inside the 3-point line.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 21 Feb. 2026
The Grammys have arrived and Music’s Biggest Night will finally answer questions that have been hounding music fans since the 2026 nominees were announced in November.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 2 Feb. 2026
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
Verb
Rodgers added that photographers have also been hounding him to get a glimpse of his partner.
—Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Mar. 2026
Democrats are hounding the president and other Republicans on affordability, an issue that resonates with voters.
—Garrett Downs, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026
Smart forced contact from Mathurin, who was then hounding the Lakers guard on the wing, for his second attempt from the field and to tie the game at 109 from just inside the 3-point line.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 21 Feb. 2026
The Grammys have arrived and Music’s Biggest Night will finally answer questions that have been hounding music fans since the 2026 nominees were announced in November.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 2 Feb. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hounding
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For Lee, trusting his hair, makeup and costume team to get kabuki’s aesthetics exactly right freed him to focus on the drama — and on the film’s central question of what an artist is willing to sacrifice in the lifelong pursuit of beauty.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Mar. 2026
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Setting off in pursuit was José María Zuloaga, a taciturn lieutenant colonel in the Mexican army supported by a band of irregulars.—
Carolina A. Miranda,
The Atlantic,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Though South Dakota State is a regular participant in the NCAA Tournament, and likely would have been dancing win or lose, the Bison were chasing their first bid in the 68-team field.—
Grace Raynor,
New York Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Like many of their fans, each member was born to immigrant parents who settled in Southern California chasing something better.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
9 Mar. 2026
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The intuitive Moon squares Saturn, pitting your 3rd House of Distractions against your 6th House of Pragmatism, urging specific words, meticulous timing, and sensible boundaries.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
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The rest of the team departed Sydney Tuesday for Malaysia, arriving at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, where video posted to social media showed members of the Iranian community urging them not to return to Iran.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
11 Mar. 2026
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Similarly, narrow definitions of terms such as tracking and surveillance could still permit a wide range of domestic intelligence-gathering, Carson, the former Army undersecretary, told me.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2026
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Studies of satellite data tracking deforestation suggest that Venezuela lost roughly 185 square miles (480 square kilometers) to gold mining alone from 2018 to 2025.—
Antonio Machado Allison,
The Conversation,
6 Mar. 2026
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Another lawsuit has challenged whether the legislature had the authority to begin pursuing the redistricting plan prior to the vote on the amendment.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Mar. 2026
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Before Castro began preventing citizens from leaving the country, Cuba’s then-thriving professional leagues had already turned amateur, forcing top players such as Perez and Cárdenas to decide between pursuing their MLB careers or living a rewardless life as stars in Cuba.—
Tyler Carmona,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Watching Jalen Brunson flopping the other night and watching Shai Gilgeous-Alexander begging for calls like a Premier League player was like watching a championship fight.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Savannah and her siblings have posted several impassioned pleas to their mother's kidnapper, begging the person to let Nancy go.—
Daysia Tolentino,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Mar. 2026
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The investigations involved extensive work that included detailed surveillance review, financial tracing across multiple banking institutions and search warrants for telecommunications and digital records, Wellington said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
5 Mar. 2026
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Contact tracing is underway for members of the public and hospital staff who were possibly exposed to that second child when they were being treated at Kaiser Permanente Hospital in Roseville.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Secretary of Energy Chris Wright Tuesday posted and then deleted a tweet claiming the Navy was escorting ships.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, the administration has said the Navy would at some point start escorting oil ships through the waterway.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Hounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hounding. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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