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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
Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 9 July 2025
Fitness-wise, there's now a Running Coach that measures your fitness level from 1 to 10 and creates a training program with real-time guidance and motivational messages to get you on the right track.
—Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 9 July 2025
Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 10 July 2025
As of July 8, Kansas City has seen 87 homicides, according to data tracked by The Star, which includes fatal police shootings.
—Pj Green
july 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2025
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Noun
The site is a stone’s throw from the former Longcross test track—now a major movie studio—where the McLaren F1 was shaken down.
—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 9 July 2025
Fitness-wise, there's now a Running Coach that measures your fitness level from 1 to 10 and creates a training program with real-time guidance and motivational messages to get you on the right track.
—Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 9 July 2025
Verb
There are clear maps around dangerous rivers like the Guadalupe outlining where a flood like this will track, which areas will be underwater, and where the flood will reach first.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 10 July 2025
As of July 8, Kansas City has seen 87 homicides, according to data tracked by The Star, which includes fatal police shootings.
—Pj Green
july 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for track
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Visitors can enjoy outdoor recreation at sites like Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Grand Island National Recreation Area and Hiawatha National Forest, including hiking trails, Munising Falls, lakefront sandy beaches, boat and kayak tours and historic lighthouses.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
7 July 2025
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Tucked into Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (U.P. for short), this former logging community blends rich history with small-town appeal and unspoiled natural beauty, with easy access to forested trails, wildlife habitats, and quiet stretches of shoreline.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
7 July 2025
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The best way to attract talent is by positioning customer service as a high-visibility path to marketing, product or sales.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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In tests at Heathrow and at Singapore Changi Airport, Aimee has helped manage ground traffic and aircraft clearance, signaling a path forward for a possible hybrid human-machine collaboration.—
Adrienne Bernhard,
Scientific American,
10 July 2025
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Our e-commerce shipping model is built to allow last-minute switches between carriers, routes and even destination handling partners.—
Andre Claudio,
Sourcing Journal,
11 July 2025
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Should the Red Sox go that route to add the righty, Alex Cora could be looking at a legitimate (hypothetical) postseason rotation built to contend in October.—
Tim Crowley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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The hydraulic anti-roll can get slightly upset on bumpy roads, however, as a friend chasing me on a liter bike noted on a Malibu pullout.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Each morning, a small herd of bulls runs through the village streets, chasing thousands of participants clad in all white with red scarves.—
Tony Perrottet,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 June 2025
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The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County offers for loan two lightweight, all-terrain wheelchairs, each designed to traverse dirt, gravel, grass, snow and mud, spokeswoman Beth Schirott said.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2025
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By definition, anybody attempting to move through Venice will meet some, or several, bodies of water to be traversed.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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The ink spool could contain traces of the last words Lin or his daughter typed on the machine — meaning perhaps the inventor's own words are in his magical machine too.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
5 July 2025
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Soil, too, collects more than trace amounts of perchlorates, along with metals.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
4 July 2025
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Paille also said that urban areas could be redesigned to separate roads from footpaths.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
27 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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Make your own watch classes that include taking one home begin at about $2,000 and run all the way the over $19,000 for the tourbillion.—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Or maybe the closures were economically motivated, just not in the way they’re being framed, said Scott Nova, executive director of the Worker Rights Consortium.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
1 July 2025
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“Track.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/track. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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