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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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3
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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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
Emma Moon, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2025
Trump threatened to cut federal funding to California if a trans girl competed in a state track and field event held Saturday.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 3 June 2025
Susan Miller, USA Today, 3 June 2025
Read More: The Rise of Antisemitism and Political Violence in the U.S.
Last year was the worst for antisemitic incidents since ADL began tracking over four decades ago.
—Jonathan Greenblatt, Time, 23 May 2025
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Noun
Memphis track & field thrower Riley Simmons found Green on social media after Green spoke at Florida State, Simmons’ former school.
—Emma Moon, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2025
Trump threatened to cut federal funding to California if a trans girl competed in a state track and field event held Saturday.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 3 June 2025
Verb
The number of incidents was the highest since the ADL started tracking antisemitism data in 1979.
—Susan Miller, USA Today, 3 June 2025
Read More: The Rise of Antisemitism and Political Violence in the U.S.
Last year was the worst for antisemitic incidents since ADL began tracking over four decades ago.
—Jonathan Greenblatt, Time, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for track
Noun
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Picnic tables overlook the cascades, and a short trail allows for easy exploration.—
Erin Gifford,
Southern Living,
31 May 2025
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Police spokesperson Joanna Small said no one was hurt during the encounter on the night of May 22, although a person was bitten recently while using a local trail.—
Max Levy,
Denver Post,
31 May 2025
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The settlement also cleared a path for the operator to permanently shutter all services aside from the emergency and behavioral health at Rockville General Hospital in Vernon, The CT Mirror reported.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
4 June 2025
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Investigators believed the person who killed Betsy Faria took the dog outside after she was stabbed, the probable cause said, and blood was cleaned up from the path between the victim and the patio door.—
Kate Linderman,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2025
Noun
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Process mining is the statistically most popular routes (where there is tracking).—
Ian Gotts,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Every day at the start of practice, the wide receivers line up and run half-speed routes to get loose, while the quarterbacks throw high-arcing passes downfield.—
Sean Hammond,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2025
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In some tourist regions, emus have been known to chase people for food or become overly familiar – leading to head-butts, pecking or the occasional knockdown.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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But one of his greatest spiritual teachers was a companion who liked to chase ducks and steal Taylor’s underwear — and whose most prestigious award was being honored by a local newspaper as its Pet of the Week.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
8 June 2025
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In the sneak peek clip, an array of ocean animals traverse great distances in search of food, including travelling to seamounts — underwater mountains up to three miles high.—
Kelli Bender,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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But, given the unlimited wonders accessible to the owner of a TARDIS that can traverse all of space and time, the Doctor's ongoing obsession with Earth and its people (particularly the UK) seems slightly incongruous.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
3 June 2025
Noun
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Several people reported feeling sick in the Netherlands after consuming Haribo fizzy candy that contained traces of cannabis.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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Organizations can, therefore, sift through logs, traces and metrics, analyze trends, detect anomalies and identify root causes faster and more accurately than humanly possible.—
Dave Link,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Shoppers have used them to spruce up everything from driveways, footpaths, and flower beds to stairways, swimming pools, and retaining walls.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 May 2025
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And in Sri Lanka, the hotel group Resplendent Ceylon has formalized a network of 14 footpaths that cut through forests and tea fields.—
Mary Holland,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Apr. 2025
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And one of the fastest ways to lose it is poor communication.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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The difficulty is knowing where to look when a landscape is constantly changing in unpredictable ways.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
7 June 2025
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“Track.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/track. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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