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 Yet Television’s peak era was brief, lasting for just two albums before the band split in 1978 and Verlaine and Lloyd pursued solo careers, although the band reformed in 1992 and regrouped several times over the years. — Jem Aswad, Variety, 7 Nov. 2026 The American people deserve to know what the priorities are, what changes are being pursued and how success will be measured. — Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026 And although Harbaugh pursued Simmons, it is not believed that his trade offer would have matched the Chicago Bears’, anyway. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2026 Stately's attorneys unsuccessfully pursued an insanity defense. — CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026 Few clues emerged after his disappearance, although Sacramento police pursued leads that extended to the Bay Area. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2026 Former Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan aggressively pursued Google and other tech giants, including Meta and Amazon. — Isabel O'Brien, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026 Those priorities overlap with issues Griffin and his investment firm have pursued in Tallahassee. — Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2026 The company has pursued efforts to recreate extinct species, including the dodo and woolly mammoth. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026

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Last year, Rich County Sheriff Dale Stacey said detectives had chased reports of sightings across multiple states and urged the public to preserve any photographic or timestamped evidence.

— Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
An officer chased Burch into an apartment complex near Eagle Springs Way and used a Taser on him, police said.

— CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

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The team sought to develop a way to deploy conventional munitions from drones without requiring soldiers to carry out field modifications or manually remove existing safety mechanisms.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
Historic run for governor By April 2025 Bottoms was ready to run again—this time for governor, a position that voting rights activist Stacey Abrams had sought but lost in 2018 and 2022.

— Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Nov. 2026

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Collectors' three card-grading brands accounted for roughly 71% of August grading volume among the major firms tracked by industry analyst GemRate.

— Matthew Tan, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026
Strategies built around predictable funnels, easily tracked interactions and a single view of the customer may leave important parts of the decision-making process out of view.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of tracked

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Aiden Zachary, of Syosset, was sentenced to 10 years in prison followed by five years of post-release supervision, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said.

— Digital Producer, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2026
If convicted, Sapov faces a maximum of five years in prison for each of the two counts of stalking, followed by supervised release.

— Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of followed

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Italian air force fighter jets escorted a Finnair flight that departed Helsinki bound for Rome after a threat was received by email, the air force said in a statement.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
Earlier on Thursday, Italian air force fighter jets escorted the Finnair flight from Helsinki safely into Rome airport.

— Pau Mosquera, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of escorted

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Written with usual suspects Dan Nigro and Amy Allen, it’s accompanied by a music video starring Saturday Night Live’s Ben Marshall as Rodrigo’s boo, and Cynthia Nixon as his mom.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2026
Coca Cola collection will be accompanied by an ad campaign photographed by Ellen von Unwerth.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026

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