PURSUED Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

pursued

verb

past tense of pursue

as in chased

to go after or on the track of the policeman doggedly pursued the pickpocket through the crowded subway station

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as in sought

to go in search of urged the graduates to pursue personal fulfillment instead of financial success

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Recent Examples of pursued Nazi Germany pursued a policy of Erfassung, total documentation of the population. — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 And this idea of the reds and the grays teaming up against the blues very much seems to be the strategy that's being pursued in Silicon Valley. — Tonya Mosley, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026 The states that pursued the case continue to push for a breakup of Live Nation and Ticketmaster. — Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 The old coach resigned a year and a half later, shortly before the 2010 season, as new owners Lacob and Peter Guber pursued a younger approach. — Carl Steward, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026 In the Senate, which has a 60-vote threshold to advance most legislation, GOP leaders pursued a bipartisan approach to the funding extension — acknowledging the need for support across the aisle. — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 8 Aug. 2026 Prosecutors said surveillance footage captured her fleeing the home as Yolanda Marodi pursued her. — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026 Soon after, the department pursued charges against both, although a judge dismissed the cases in November. — Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026 Some founding members, like Maurice — who died in February 2016 of Parkinson’s disease — stepped back from touring or recording due to health issues, while others pursued solo projects or different musical opportunities. — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026

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More recently, a bear came within a few feet of a boy in Torrington before being chased away by the family’s dog.

— Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026
Carrington chased Cunningham down from behind as the Fever guard went up for a layup and caught her across the head and neck area, sending Cunningham crashing to the floor.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026

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In the most part, IEEFA's Williams-Derry said oil companies have sought to stockpile cash reserves and pay down debt to improve their balance sheets.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
The group sought to prove its point again Sunday by partnering with Nida Abu Baker, whose father was sentenced in 2009 for coleading a Texas charity that bankrolled terrorists.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 9 Aug. 2026

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The silicon-to-aluminum ratio tracked how big the diatom bloom was each year, while the manganese-to-iron ratio tracked how much oxygen the annual mixing drove into the water.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Aug. 2026
The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act means the court cannot order Meta to request children to submit personal data or be passively tracked online, even for age verification purposes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026

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The new agreement says the Travelers would pay $150,000 per year in rent over the first five years of the contract, followed by a hike every five years of either 4% or the increase in the Consumer Price Index, whichever is less.

— Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 6 Aug. 2026
Iván Herrera followed with an RBI double off of a Warren sinker, also to deep center field.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of followed

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After the employees found Lackey, deputies escorted him off of the aircraft and took him into custody, the affidavit states.

— Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026
The 26-year-old Afghan suspect appeared Thursday before an investigative magistrate at a central Athens courthouse, escorted by police officers wearing face coverings.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of escorted

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The 130 units sit adjacent to the MARTA Lindbergh Station and will be accompanied with 10,000 square feet of affordable commercial space.

— Elijah Megginson, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026
According to a statement from a spokesperson for Dart, the office in July received four letters that accompanied subpoenas for inmates, though three had already been released by the time they were received.

— Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026

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