pursued

verb

past tense of pursue
1
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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2
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pursued
  1. chased
  2. sought
  3. tracked
  4. followed
  5. escorted
  6. accompanied
Verb
  • 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
Definition of chased
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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
Definition of sought
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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
Definition of tracked
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  • Nuñez gave up a home run to Mike Yastrzemski in the seventh, and Austin Riley followed with one of his own, ultimately dooming the Mets.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Many routes through Orlias Gorge begin near Dion at the tiny chapel of Agios Konstantinos, followed by a short forest hike into the gorge.
    — Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of followed
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  • While the footage does not show the identification, Child said Pace escorted him and the two boys to a location about a mile and a half from his home.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • It was safely escorted from the airspace after flares were deployed.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of escorted
Verb
  • Two label departures in three days, both accompanied by explicit reassurances that TWICE group activities will continue unchanged, suggest the transition is proceeding as planned rather than as a rupture.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • If completed, the offering would be accompanied by a dual listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of accompanied

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