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as in trail
a mark or series of marks left on a surface by something that has passed along it
a muddy track across the kitchen floor
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as in path
a rough course or way formed by or as if by repeated footsteps
there was still a faint track through the underbrush that indicated where the path used to be
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as in route
the direction along which something or someone moves
I followed the track of the thief's eyes as he watched the woman put the money into her purse and walk away
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as in to chase
to go after or on the track of
predators stealthily tracking their prey
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2
as in to traverse
to make one's way through, across, or over
once upon a time, millions of buffalo tracked the wide open plains
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Recent Examples of track
Fred C. Mercer, Outdoor Life, 14 Aug. 2025
The Jayhawks’ offense should play a pivotal role in ensuring KU comes out on top.
Prediction: Kansas (3-1)
Game 5: KU vs. Cincinnati
Cincinnati looks to get back on track after a rough first two seasons in the Big 12.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025
Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2025
The percentage of adults who drink fell to 54%, the lowest rate ever recorded in the nearly 90 years Gallup has tracked the behavior.
—Martin K.n Siele, semafor.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Noun
My best chance was to get back on the track and stay with them.
—Fred C. Mercer, Outdoor Life, 14 Aug. 2025
The Jayhawks’ offense should play a pivotal role in ensuring KU comes out on top.
Prediction: Kansas (3-1)
Game 5: KU vs. Cincinnati
Cincinnati looks to get back on track after a rough first two seasons in the Big 12.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
Rooker unsurprisingly embraces the lunacy of his character, who dresses in Native American drag and tastes bird poop to track his prey.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2025
The percentage of adults who drink fell to 54%, the lowest rate ever recorded in the nearly 90 years Gallup has tracked the behavior.
—Martin K.n Siele, semafor.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for track
Noun
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Hikers dip into shady trails lined with thick brush, a favorite path being the Myakka Canopy Walkway, which offers a rare peek into the ecosystems—both minuscule and massive—within the swampy marshland.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
12 Aug. 2025
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Join Jack Skellington, Sally, Zero and more on a stroll down a magically illuminated trail, surrounded by songs from the movie and the natural botanical beauty the gardens have to offer.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Tel controls the ball into Johnson’s path, who sweeps the ball out wide towards Son, who is free on the left wing.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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Getting a song played and embraced by the dancers and the audiences was another way for Black artists to break through when traditional avenues and paths weren’t accessible to them.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Go the safer route with easy heatless curlers like this affordable set from Kitsch.—
Jackie Cucco,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Aug. 2025
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For the the Lynx system replaced by Scout vans, buses will stop running routes on Jan. 10.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
Verb
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American investors, asset managers, and technology companies are flowing East, chasing growth in emerging markets backed by sovereign wealth.—
Robert Daugherty,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Work with a travel agency to charter your very own expedition vessel to the poles: whether the fjords of the Arctic to toast champagne under the midnight sun, or Antarctica to chase the aurora australis.—
Erina Pinar,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Always, there was a sense of knowing between us; a cosmic queerness that traverses time and space.—
m. mick powell
August 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Aug. 2025
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Lying low in his childhood bedroom during the Bicentennial summer of 1976, Schuyler decided that the only way to traverse the days was to throw across them a long poem, like a rope bridge.—
Dan Chiasson,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Thompson said that the big break for the investigation was the discovery of the knife sheath containing trace amounts of DNA that prosecutors were able to link to Kohberger's father.—
Chris Spargo,
People.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Additionally, fulvic acid contains a whole cocktail of phenolic acids, trace minerals like magnesium and zinc, amino acids, and small peptides, notes Dr. Tufman.—
Noma Nazish,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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No roads reach this untouched haven—only narrow, meandering footpaths.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Douglass laid out the first of what would become fifty-nine avenues, a hundred and eighty footpaths, and four walks.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
Noun
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Stassi will look to fight her way onto the podium in New Orleans.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The game is nationally televised on the NFL Network — and Sling TV offers one of the best ways to watch the 2025 preseason games online without traditional cable.—
Rudie Obias,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Track.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/track. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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