TRACKED Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

tracked

verb

Definition of tracked

past tense of track

as in chased

to go after or on the track of predators stealthily tracking their prey

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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 Here are three dividend-paying stocks that are highlighted by Wall Street's top pros, as tracked by TipRanks, a platform that ranks analysts based on their past performance. — Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 5 July 2026 Super Typhoon Sinlaku tracked just southeast of Guam with 185 mph winds in mid-April. — Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026 When the Ku Klux Klan burned crosses on the lawn of other beach neighbors, the only Jewish family in town, my dad tracked down the local Klan leader and told him to back off, or else. — Maureen Dowd, Mercury News, 4 July 2026 The data, which has been provided by FIFA, is tracked by an inertial measurement unit (IMU) in the World Cup ball, the Adidas Trionda, and is integrated with 16 dedicated cameras mounted inside the stadiums. — Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 4 July 2026 Researchers tracked more than 91,000 people, analyzing data from wearable devices and following up on them for an average of 12 years, according to the University of Glasgow, which led the study. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026 Investigators tracked her escape across the Monaco-France border, through Italy and into Germany, where authorities are now actively looking for her. — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026 With more advanced cameras and larger data sets, involuntary behavior such as heart rate and skin flushness could also be tracked. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 3 July 2026 Researchers tracked nearly 1 million students who enrolled in 86 public colleges in Texas, starting in the 2008-09 academic year. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 25 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tracked

Verb

In that operation, federal agents randomly chased people in shopping centers, neighborhoods and a church grounds — making arrests, prompting businesses to close and causing widespread fear among immigrant communities.

— Diamy Wang July 13, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2026
The animal charged toward the visitor, chased him back and forth through a patch of trees, and, ultimately, struck the man with its horns, launching and flipping him over.

— Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 13 July 2026

Definition of chased

Verb

Some traffic traversed the strait on Tuesday, according to data and analytics company Kpler, which verified 41 crossings compared to 36 on Monday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
The first Spanish expedition to California in 1542 was followed about 220 years later when Gaspar de Portolá and Franciscan monk Junipero Serra traversed the coastal lands.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 3 July 2026

Definition of traversed

Verb

The Sixers, led by their new president of basketball operations, are among several teams that have aggressively pursued James.

— Tony Jones, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Before focusing on politics, Mamdani pursued a rap career and had one of his songs featured in Queen of Katwe, a film Nair directed for Disney in which the future mayor also made a cameo.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 13 July 2026

Definition of pursued

Verb

Those fatalities followed the deaths of at least nine members of Iran’s armed forces in Wednesday’s strikes, according to state media.

— Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Thorpe followed his pentathlon win with another commanding performance in the decathlon, earning his second medal of the 1912 Olympics and setting a world record.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of followed

Verb

And the robust media attention to this summer’s event—for example, a single story in The Athletic, on penalty shoot-outs, carried a dozen bylines—can be traced to Wahl’s influence.

— Sean Gregory, Time, 10 July 2026
The syndrome has been linked to migraines or traced to incidents of mini-seizures or strokes.

— David K. Li, NBC news, 8 July 2026

Definition of traced

Verb

On Saturday, 19 vessels crossed the Strait of Hormuz in either direction, but only one openly signaled its inbound transit along the Omani coast, Kpler data show.

— Weilun Soon, Fortune, 5 July 2026
Unlike last year, however, no Russian drones or missiles crossed the sky above the campsite on their way toward Kyiv.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 July 2026

Definition of crossed

Verb

Montross escorted him out of the council chamber immediately following his appointment.

— Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026
Modi arrived in Jakarta on Monday afternoon and received a warm welcome, with his plane escorted into Indonesian airspace by three fighter jets.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 July 2026

Definition of escorted

Verb

Ohtani successfully navigated traffic to throw a scoreless fifth, but Xander Bogaerts tagged him for an RBI double in the sixth.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
His father, seeking stability and education for his sons, navigated challenges to build a new life.

— Phil Kafarakis, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026