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as in trail
a mark or series of marks left on a surface by something that has passed along it
a muddy track across the kitchen floor
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as in path
a rough course or way formed by or as if by repeated footsteps
there was still a faint track through the underbrush that indicated where the path used to be
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as in route
the direction along which something or someone moves
I followed the track of the thief's eyes as he watched the woman put the money into her purse and walk away
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as in to chase
to go after or on the track of
predators stealthily tracking their prey
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as in to traverse
to make one's way through, across, or over
once upon a time, millions of buffalo tracked the wide open plains
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as in pathless
not having been traveled over or through
the trackless desert is no place for unequipped, unprepared travelers
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Recent Examples of track
Utkarsh Sood
july 20, New Atlas, 20 July 2025
Dixon is the most recent repeat winner at this race, having captured the 2022 victory, adding to his past wins in this race in 2018 and both races here in 2013, when IndyCar ran two races in two days on this track.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 July 2025
Literary Hub, 21 July 2025
This argument is a common complaint of groups suing the Trump administration, with more than 100 lawsuits citing alleged violations of the APA, according to the nonprofit Just Security, which tracks legal challenges to Trump administration actions.
—Elissa Nadworny, NPR, 21 July 2025
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Noun
This helps apply pre-set engine braking, traction control, and wheelie control to enhance safety, performance, and rider confidence on both road and track.
—Utkarsh Sood
july 20, New Atlas, 20 July 2025
Dixon is the most recent repeat winner at this race, having captured the 2022 victory, adding to his past wins in this race in 2018 and both races here in 2013, when IndyCar ran two races in two days on this track.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 July 2025
Verb
Taylor told me Caravello can leave his home, but he’s surrendered his passport, is wearing an ankle monitor which tracks all of his movements, and he’s barred from leaving California to visit his family in Arizona.
—Literary Hub, 21 July 2025
This argument is a common complaint of groups suing the Trump administration, with more than 100 lawsuits citing alleged violations of the APA, according to the nonprofit Just Security, which tracks legal challenges to Trump administration actions.
—Elissa Nadworny, NPR, 21 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for track
Noun
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Less than an hour after police arrived and started scouring the trails, screams in the distance led them to the bodies of Clinton David Brink, 43, and Cristen Amanda Brink, 41.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
31 July 2025
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One day, after hiking a local trail, Millie and Tim drink from a magical water source that triggers some harrowing side effects.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
31 July 2025
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There are flowerpots all the way to the edges of the paths for the mole crickets.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
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And to find paths of light, even in the dark corners.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
22 July 2025
Noun
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Some compare the terraced ruins to Machu Picchu, but with only a few dozen visitors reaching this architectural marvel every day via trekking routes loving cared for and protected by indigenous communities, the experience of a visit couldn't be further from that at the overrun city of the Incas.—
Carley Rojas Ávila,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Hundreds of species, from as far as South America, commonly stop in Kentucky to find food and rest their wings after traveling for miles along their aerial route.—
Leo Bertucci,
The Courier-Journal,
24 July 2025
Verb
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The song is a tribute to musical nomads who chase the impulses of a song around the globe.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
14 July 2025
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An ax-wielding stranger initially mistaken for a delivery driver chased a woman into her home, then led deputies on a 13-mile chase, a California sheriff’s office reported.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
Verb
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Zion is popular with adventure travelers for challenging hikes such as The Narrows, where hikers traverse Zion Canyon through its narrowest section, which has 1,000-foot-tall walls.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
25 July 2025
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The results are occasionally adorable: This is a film in which our heroes have to rattle around in a spaceship, Interstellar style, to travel through a wormhole, while other characters can traverse the far reaches of the universe with a surfboard.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
22 July 2025
Adjective
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There is a pleasure in the pathless woods.—
Leah Hall,
Country Living,
5 Jan. 2023
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Somewhere on the rugged, pathless hills of Big Bend National Park, under the sweltering Texas sun, a singular tree stands apart from the rest.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
13 July 2022
Noun
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These linguistic traces, quietly embedded in the city’s layout, are a reminder that York’s Viking past is never far beneath the surface.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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In addition to houses, researchers discovered traces of production facilities and sanctuaries.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 July 2025
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Viewers were able to see one of the siblings stroll calmly along a worn footpath, perfectly in step with an invisible rhythm.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
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Paille also said that urban areas could be redesigned to separate roads from footpaths.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
27 May 2025
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“Track.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/track. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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