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pursuer

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Recent Examples of pursuer And a charge to 10th place and a brake failure 45 seconds ahead of the nearest pursuer, while notable, don’t outweigh covering the championship battle for second. Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025 Funny enough, it’s produced by Warner Bros pursuer Skydance, as well as the Muschiettis’ Nocturna label. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025 There are three wild-card spots available now, and the Padres hold the second of those, 3½ games ahead of their nearest pursuer. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pursuer
Noun
  • Given a head start, contestants have to survive for 30 days, checking in every 24 hours and pursued by five armed and deadly hunters who are never short of tip-offs from the public.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
  • The catch is that he’s being stalked by McCone (Lee Pace), a hunter with an impeccable catch-and-kill record, and his psychopathic goons.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Every adrenaline rush comes with a chaser of low rage and simmering despair.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Aurora chaser Landon Moeller spotted the aurora show in the skies above DeKalb, Illinois.
    Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 7 Nov. 2025

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“Pursuer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pursuer. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.

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