1
as in chases
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 seeks
to go in search of
urged the graduates to pursue personal fulfillment instead of financial success
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Recent Examples of pursues
A student who pursues an academic interest deeply, who invests in community meaningfully, who knows what sustains them, who grows from disagreement, and who articulates a clear sense of purpose will stand out not just in admissions, but in life.
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Liz Doe Stone, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Years later, her daughter Marie-Louise, unaware of her royal blood, pursues a career as a midwife.
—Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Facing his own mortality, Puss pursues the last wishing star to request his nine lives back.
—Skyler Trepel September 1, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The author presciently realizes the potential for Facebook as a political force and doggedly pursues a job there, eventually landing as the Facebook director of global public policy.
—The Know, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
Russia will respond with unspecified retaliatory measures if Austria pursues membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a senior Kremlin official warned Thursday, escalating tensions over Europe's shifting security landscape.
—Amanda Castro
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Wes Siler, our longtime outdoor lifestyle columnist, is a total wimp who obsessively pursues comfort in extreme environments.
—Wes Siler, Outside, 27 Aug. 2025
While Billy pursues getting rich – not always in the most legal ways – a ridiculously cute alien thingie gloms on to him.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
The father/son dynamic is pronounced as Hank wrestles comically with boba-tea culture and eco-infrastructure, while Bobby pursues a fusion Japanese-German barbecue.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Aug. 2025
Liz Doe Stone, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Years later, her daughter Marie-Louise, unaware of her royal blood, pursues a career as a midwife.
—Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Facing his own mortality, Puss pursues the last wishing star to request his nine lives back.
—Skyler Trepel September 1, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The author presciently realizes the potential for Facebook as a political force and doggedly pursues a job there, eventually landing as the Facebook director of global public policy.
—The Know, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
Russia will respond with unspecified retaliatory measures if Austria pursues membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a senior Kremlin official warned Thursday, escalating tensions over Europe's shifting security landscape.
—Amanda Castro
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Wes Siler, our longtime outdoor lifestyle columnist, is a total wimp who obsessively pursues comfort in extreme environments.
—Wes Siler, Outside, 27 Aug. 2025
While Billy pursues getting rich – not always in the most legal ways – a ridiculously cute alien thingie gloms on to him.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
The father/son dynamic is pronounced as Hank wrestles comically with boba-tea culture and eco-infrastructure, while Bobby pursues a fusion Japanese-German barbecue.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pursues
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Advertisement Cherry, freed from police custody, shows up at the house, and Laura chases her up and down the stairs with a knife.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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For example, much of the industry chases bragging rights on public benchmarks, which rank models on tasks like math or logic puzzles.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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Stripping away these lipids and allergenic proteins is the first step in creating the empty capsules for drug delivery that Csaba seeks.—
Sandy Ong,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Sep. 2025
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Both companies now compete for customers, and OpenAI seeks more compute capacity than Microsoft can provide.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
11 Sep. 2025
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Red Dead Redemption 2 follows an outlaw named Arthur Morgan, who's part of the Van der Linde gang.—
George Yang,
PC Magazine,
11 Sep. 2025
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Co-created by The New York Times bestselling author Carr and season 1 creator and showrunner David DiGilio, Dark Wolf follows Ben Edwards (Taylor Kitsch) on his journey from the SEALs to the clandestine side of CIA special operations.—
Susan Young,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
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In a letter to Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox, Jackson demanded that the department place Dever on its Brady list, which tracks officers whose credibility has been hit due to alleged misconduct.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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ReHeardle tracks your statistics too.—
Kris Holt,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Pursues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pursues. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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