track (down)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for track (down)
Verb
  • Sporting found some moments of control in the second half and finally got a foothold in the game again.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Those few minutes sent students scrambling for cover and barricading themselves around campus until authorities found them.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Investigators also learned that a friend of Johnson's had pawned a handgun for him.
    William Morris, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Investigators then learned Sayasane’s body had been dumped in a wooded area off of Old Toll Road in Placerville.
    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • In an Episode 2 hospital flashback, Abby discovers her father, who was about to remove Ellie's brain for a humanity-saving cure.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
  • First discovered: 9:05 p.m. April 21 Initial location: Humboldt County, Calif. Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Village A new wildfire was reported today at 9:05 p.m. in Humboldt County.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Deputies located Podoll near the scene and detained him.
    Ron Wood, Arkansas Online, 18 Apr. 2025
  • In other words, while the remains were located over the span of two months, that does not indicate the victims died around the same time.
    Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Caleigh Mentzer followed that, running down a deep drive to center field by Ryann Rivero to retire the side.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2025
  • The Chargers ran down the clock on their first-round selection, but the delay shouldn’t be interpreted as doubt.
    Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Otherwise, a ton of talented players got to achieve their dreams this weekend.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Apr. 2025
  • After the performances are over and this year's inductees are revealed, viewers will get the chance to vote for their favorite contestants before eliminations.
    Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Tune in on May 14 to find out which three games will be played on Dec. 25.
    Jim Reineking, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Sonny Hendrix, 11 at the time, found out upon getting home from football practice that his Navy-officer dad — Roy Hendrix — had survived.
    Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2025
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“Track (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/track%20%28down%29. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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