as in pursuit
the act of going after or in the tracks of another
took a class in the tracking of game that the hunters' association offers
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as in chasing
to go after or on the track of
predators stealthily tracking their prey
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as in traversing
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 tracking
New Atlas, 8 May 2026
Sensors mounted on the vessel, including radar and electro-optical tracking systems, monitor the UAV’s position relative to the landing platform.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
And while a musty smell or unexplained allergy symptoms might tip you off that something’s wrong, tracking that odor to its source is another challenge entirely.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 9 May 2026
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Noun
Both models have Bluetooth connectivity, but the Pro also has built-in 4G, enabling continuous real-time GPS tracking.
—New Atlas, 8 May 2026
Sensors mounted on the vessel, including radar and electro-optical tracking systems, monitor the UAV’s position relative to the landing platform.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
Verb
The United States has been tracking the disease since 1993 during an outbreak of hantavirus in the Four Corners region.
—Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
And while a musty smell or unexplained allergy symptoms might tip you off that something’s wrong, tracking that odor to its source is another challenge entirely.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 9 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tracking
Noun
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Allin, showing his guts, kept his pursuit of glory.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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Certainly like Trump in his first race for the presidency, Pratt is upping his brand (and book sales) in the process of his electoral pursuits.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Dream big, but don’t ignore practical details while chasing inspiration.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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West Ham looked to have breathed life back into their season in recent weeks, but last weekend’s loss comes at the worst time before facing title-chasing Arsenal on Sunday.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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By traversing sonic ground across its 10 tracks that transports listeners from the open expanses of Montana to the Mississippi Hill Country, Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen effectively weave a tapestry that knits together a throughline between foundational Americana genres.—
Chris Barilla,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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The 49ers’ travel miles for the 2026 regular season amount to 38,105 air miles, the most ever according to sports betting analyst Bill Speros, as well as traversing 58 time zones, breaking the previous record of 42.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
14 May 2026
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More than two dozen passengers left a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak on April 24 without contact tracing, nearly two weeks after the first passenger died on board, the ship operator and Dutch officials said Thursday.—
Mike Stobbe,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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On April 24, nearly two weeks after the first passenger had died on board, more than two dozen people from at least 12 different countries left the ship without contact tracing, the ship’s operator and Dutch officials said Thursday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
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The Financial Times reported that activist investment firm Trian Fund Management, run by Nelson Peltz, is pursuing a consortium to take Wendy’s private.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
13 May 2026
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If either represents a rate that's a half a percentage point to a full percentage point below your current one, approximately, these can still be worth pursuing.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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Being too patient in the build-up also allowed City to recover their shape and shut down crossing opportunities.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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Beauty tourism is reshaping how people approach cosmetic care, with travelers crossing borders for everything from salmon-DNA injections in Seoul to hair transplants in Istanbul.—
Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
13 May 2026
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The violence following Pretti's death was so severe that a Timberwolves game was postponed versus the Warriors to ensure public safety.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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Someone must have forgotten to disconnect the screen after Spirit abruptly shut down on May 2nd, following the abandonment of a federal rescue effort.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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Some expats find that administrative processes can be slow and that navigating the system takes patience, especially for those who do not speak French.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
14 May 2026
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In tests using an ex vivo pig stomach model, the robot demonstrated that different motion modes were essential for navigating complex internal structures.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
14 May 2026
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“Tracking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tracking. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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