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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1
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
Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2025
Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety LOS ANGELES TIMES
L.A. County, which is responsible for permitting in Altadena and other unincorporated areas, has a separate system for tracking permits which the Times has not been able to independently verify.
—Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
Camilla Viola Palm, the study's lead author, explained that while previous research often relied on questionnaires to gauge child activity, this study's use of objective movement tracking makes its findings especially compelling.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
Tennessee and North Carolina have reported the first sightings of what will soon become a 13-state swarm of the noisy (but harmless) insects, according to the tracking site Cicada Safari.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 3 May 2025
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Airspace Link is a software and management company that helped create a system for communication and tracking.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2025
Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety LOS ANGELES TIMES
L.A. County, which is responsible for permitting in Altadena and other unincorporated areas, has a separate system for tracking permits which the Times has not been able to independently verify.
—Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
Camilla Viola Palm, the study's lead author, explained that while previous research often relied on questionnaires to gauge child activity, this study's use of objective movement tracking makes its findings especially compelling.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
Tennessee and North Carolina have reported the first sightings of what will soon become a 13-state swarm of the noisy (but harmless) insects, according to the tracking site Cicada Safari.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 3 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tracking
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The announcement from Trump comes after officials from Russia and Ukraine met in Istanbul, Turkey, on Friday to hold direct talks about the pursuit of peace.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
17 May 2025
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When his then-girlfriend’s educational pursuits brought her to San Diego State University, Heinze decided to follow her and soon got his own teaching credential.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 May 2025
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Genetic tracing of market wildlife and viruses at the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic Before joining Discover Magazine, Paul Smaglik spent over 20 years as a science journalist, specializing in U.S. life science policy and global scientific career issues.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
7 May 2025
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And its tracing of spatial distributions emerges from spying enormous bubblelike arrangements of galaxies thought to have formed from more primordial templates, called baryon acoustic oscillations (BAOs).—
Lyndie Chiou,
Scientific American,
30 Apr. 2025
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Nebraska is all in on pursuing Millard South tight end Isaac Jensen.—
Mitch Sherman,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
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Countries in Africa and the Americas are pursuing an end to river blindness by 2035.—
Sam Mednick,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Dec. 2024
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In a very different way, Newcastle gave it all afternoon, running and challenging and protecting each other, treading a careful line and sometimes crossing it.—
George Caulkin,
The Athletic,
27 Dec. 2024
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If Samuelson struggled to the line, or worse yet dropped to the ground after crossing it, that would validate those views and set back for years the fight for gender equality in the Olympics.—
Austin Knoblauch,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Dec. 2024
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What To Know In a clip shared to X, formerly Twitter, McIlroy embraces his wife following his victory.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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Right-hander Colin Rea delivered a solid outing, limiting the Dodgers to one run in 3 2/3 innings in his first start in Justin Steele’s rotation spot following the news Sunday that the lefty will be undergoing season-ending surgery on his elbow.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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Nonetheless, the company has been navigating a challenging rooftop solar market since interest rates increased in 2022.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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The guide was issued in 2022 after Russia invaded Ukraine and lists instructions on what to include in an evacuation backpack, as well as tips for navigating crisis situations.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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Matt Craig is a reporter based in Los Angeles covering the business of Hollywood, entertainment, sports and gaming for Forbes.—
Matt Craig,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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Matt Barrows is a senior writer for The Athletic covering the 49ers.—
Matt Barrows,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
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“Tracking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tracking. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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