1
as in chased
to go after or on the track of
predators stealthily tracking their prey
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2
as in traversed
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 tracked
Later on the same shift, Toews tracked down a Stars defender in a dangerous spot while forechecking, establishing great positioning, but couldn’t ultimately win the puck back.
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Murat Ates, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
The department has tracked down all individuals involved.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Oct. 2025
There are currently about 20,000 objects being tracked in low-Earth orbit, including 12,000 working satellites, 8,500 of which belong to Starlink.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
In 2024, the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom tracked 821 attempts to censor library materials and services.
—Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
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Murat Ates, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
The department has tracked down all individuals involved.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Oct. 2025
There are currently about 20,000 objects being tracked in low-Earth orbit, including 12,000 working satellites, 8,500 of which belong to Starlink.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
In 2024, the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom tracked 821 attempts to censor library materials and services.
—Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tracked
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Sharing the stoke Muir and friend Dan Pierson had chased the big waves sent by Hurricane Narda down to Oceanside, finding a secluded spot with few people out in the water.—
Laylan Connelly,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Oct. 2025
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At one point during the incident, a Massillon player’s facemask was grabbed; he was surrounded, and then chased by Cardinal Ritter players.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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But if progress in robotics proceeds anywhere close to the speed of the wider AI industry, that wide distance may nevertheless be traversed in a short space of time.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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The Location and Set Curb traversed the city of Los Angeles for the majority of its twelve seasons.—
THR Staff,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
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Peace must be pursued through diplomacy, not war crimes, and our government must act to end these atrocities and hold those responsible to account.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Oct. 2025
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Dolan has repositioned the company around its niche streaming offerings, and pursued a strategy built around making its content and IP as widely accessible as possible.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Oct. 2025
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Trump’s threat followed Beijing’s tightening of its control on rare earths, a group of critical minerals essential in the production of a wide range of electronics, automobiles and semiconductors.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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Boise State generally made life miserable for Layne, the Idaho Vandals transfer who followed his coach, Jason Eck, from Moscow to Albuquerque.—
Jim Keyser,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Oct. 2025
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Roughly 90% of nitrate in groundwater can be traced back to agriculture, according to the DNR.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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Researchers traced the woman’s ancestry to several families spread across two states in southern Mexico, the company said in a news release.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacbee.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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Baltasar Rodriguez had stolen the ball from an Atlanta defender and crossed the ball to Messi.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
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The two crossed paths while working on the 1981 comedy, Under the Rainbow.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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In each episode, a VIP is escorted down a red carpet by three comedic bodyguards, facing a series of physical and mental challenges designed to test their wit, courage and improvisational skills.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said on Monday evening that four coffins carrying deceased hostages were being escorted into Israel for formal identification.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
14 Oct. 2025
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Before national rules, businesses navigated a patchwork of state laws that were inefficient, inconsistent, and sometimes dangerous.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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The crippling winter of 2023, one Houston navigated without a general manager, can now be considered a thing of the past.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Tracked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tracked. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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