tailing 1 of 2

as in pursuit
the act of going after or in the tracks of another the reporter's constant tailing of the candidate resulted in an exclusive scoop

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tailing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of tail

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Recent Examples of tailing
Noun
The company hopes to be the first in the world to commercialize carbon-neutral mineral production from mine tailings. Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 5 May 2025 These tailings are often stored and managed in order to be reliably and responsibly disposed of. Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025 The tailings are already mined and sitting on the surface. Scott McWhorter, The Conversation, 6 May 2025 There, sprawling white tailings piles spread out near the retirement destination of Green Valley. Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for tailing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tailing
Noun
  • The pursuit ended near Frye and McQueen roads, where the man's vehicle collided with a white Jeep, police said.
    Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • This alignment with prosocial AI isn't coincidental — both frameworks recognize that unchecked pursuit of efficiency or profit can lead to societal harm.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The strike had forced the cancellation of more than 700 flights a day by Air Canada and is Air Canada Rouge subsidiary, according to flight tracking site FlightAware.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2025
  • January is also one of the best times to find low airfares because demand typically drops after New Year's Day, said Ellie Breslin, spokeswoman for the airfare tracking website Hopper.
    Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Nebraska is all in on pursuing Millard South tight end Isaac Jensen.
    Mitch Sherman, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • With such an unstable organization, this could dissuade Vrabel from pursuing a head-coaching gig with New York.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Tools like distributed tracing and network visualization will help maintain clarity during scaling.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
  • The final nurse, plain face and plain name, studies a tracing of my contractions and tells me when to bear down, when to ease up.
    Erica Stern June 9, Literary Hub, 9 June 2025
Verb
  • On Saturday, Moe Wagner suffered a knee injury and the Magic, trailing by 22 points at the end of the third quarter, rallied to beat the Miami Heat, outscoring the Heat 37-8 in the final quarter.
    Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Palantir is by far the most expensive stock on the S&P by its price-to-sales ratio, a metric comparing companies’ trailing 12-month revenues to its market value.
    Derek Saul, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Major stock markets in Asia and Europe rose today in trading following the announcement of electronics exemptions.
    Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Swim in a direction following the shoreline.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2025

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“Tailing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tailing. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.

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