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as in trails
a mark or series of marks left on a surface by something that has passed along it
a muddy track across the kitchen floor
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as in paths
a rough course or way formed by or as if by repeated footsteps
there was still a faint track through the underbrush that indicated where the path used to be
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as in routes
the direction along which something or someone moves
I followed the track of the thief's eyes as he watched the woman put the money into her purse and walk away
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as in chases
to go after or on the track of
predators stealthily tracking their prey
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as in traverses
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 tracks
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
Others are built for ages 7 to 12, and several offer teen tracks that lean closer to a culinary school experience.
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Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
Monday, a tractor-trailer pulling a load of Acme bricks stalled on the tracks at a railroad crossing on West Sullenberger Avenue, Malvern Fire Chief Chris Brewster said Tuesday.
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Arkansas Online,
23 June 2026
Since the death of the aspiring musician, his parents have advocated for the county to install pedestrian safeguards on the Walerga Road overpass in North Highlands, which many children use to get to and from a cluster of schools north of the train tracks.
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Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
Gabriel Arrazola Perez, 44, was found fatally stabbed near railroad tracks on Memorial Day.
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Wcco Staff,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
The Commission has a one-year timetable to deliver product on eight research tracks, including both how AI adoption affects specific occupations and wage levels, and the realistic upskilling and reskilling options.
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Michael Bernick,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
For anyone who has ever been stopped in their tracks by a familiar aroma, here’s what scientists and physicians say is actually happening and why scent deserves more credit as a memory tool than most people give it.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Charlotte Observer,
16 June 2026
Both tracks come off the band’s iconic 1993 effort Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers).
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Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
16 June 2026
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
The LineShine machine, housed at the National Supercomputing Center in China’s tech hub of Shenzhen, replaced the American titleholder El Capitan in the latest biannual TOP500 ranking, which tracks the world’s most powerful supercomputers.
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John Liu,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
Every Friday morning, the weekly Fortune 500 Power Moves column tracks Fortune 500 company C-suite shifts—see the most recent edition.
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Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
Hair follicle health was checked using the Trichogram test and the FotoFinder system, which tracks hair density, follicular unit count and cumulative hair thickness.
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Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
The shift also tracks with post-pandemic loneliness reporting from the New York Times and Gallup data showing young adults are drinking less than previous generations.
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Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
24 June 2026
And more than 70 other companies have launched prediction market projects or services, according to Event Horizon, a newsletter that tracks the prediction market industry.
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Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
24 June 2026
District officials will be able to monitor screen time via software that tracks all school devices.
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Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
As Arthur tracks northeast along the Texas coast toward Louisiana, its time over Gulf waters will be short, limiting its development.
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David Schutz,
Sun Sentinel,
17 June 2026
Noun
Rigorous, exhaustive testing of all tracks, signaling systems, and vehicles is the standard industry practice for major airport transit infrastructure to guarantee seamless long-term system integration.
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Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
Others are built for ages 7 to 12, and several offer teen tracks that lean closer to a culinary school experience.
—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
Monday, a tractor-trailer pulling a load of Acme bricks stalled on the tracks at a railroad crossing on West Sullenberger Avenue, Malvern Fire Chief Chris Brewster said Tuesday.
—
Arkansas Online,
23 June 2026
Since the death of the aspiring musician, his parents have advocated for the county to install pedestrian safeguards on the Walerga Road overpass in North Highlands, which many children use to get to and from a cluster of schools north of the train tracks.
—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
Gabriel Arrazola Perez, 44, was found fatally stabbed near railroad tracks on Memorial Day.
—
Wcco Staff,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
The Commission has a one-year timetable to deliver product on eight research tracks, including both how AI adoption affects specific occupations and wage levels, and the realistic upskilling and reskilling options.
—
Michael Bernick,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
For anyone who has ever been stopped in their tracks by a familiar aroma, here’s what scientists and physicians say is actually happening and why scent deserves more credit as a memory tool than most people give it.
—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Charlotte Observer,
16 June 2026
Both tracks come off the band’s iconic 1993 effort Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers).
—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
16 June 2026
Verb
Most are left by parents or caregivers by accident, according to the organization Kids and Car Safety, which tracks such deaths.
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Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
The LineShine machine, housed at the National Supercomputing Center in China’s tech hub of Shenzhen, replaced the American titleholder El Capitan in the latest biannual TOP500 ranking, which tracks the world’s most powerful supercomputers.
—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
Every Friday morning, the weekly Fortune 500 Power Moves column tracks Fortune 500 company C-suite shifts—see the most recent edition.
—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
Hair follicle health was checked using the Trichogram test and the FotoFinder system, which tracks hair density, follicular unit count and cumulative hair thickness.
—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
The shift also tracks with post-pandemic loneliness reporting from the New York Times and Gallup data showing young adults are drinking less than previous generations.
—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
24 June 2026
And more than 70 other companies have launched prediction market projects or services, according to Event Horizon, a newsletter that tracks the prediction market industry.
—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
24 June 2026
District officials will be able to monitor screen time via software that tracks all school devices.
—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
As Arthur tracks northeast along the Texas coast toward Louisiana, its time over Gulf waters will be short, limiting its development.
—
David Schutz,
Sun Sentinel,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tracks
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In Utah, federal land managers have closed public lands near the Cottonwood Fire as a precaution, and in New Mexico, forest officials closed campgrounds and trails near a wildfire burning in the Jemez Mountains.
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Authorities from multiple agencies have been searching for her both in the lake and on surrounding trails.
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This isn't burnout, but profound uncertainty stemming from AI disruption, economic instability, and evolving career paths.
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The paths through the bush are infested with these ticks, as are many back yards.
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The borough added that collection days are not changing, only the start time of the pickup routes.
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The model has structure in abundance and routes almost none of it toward meaning or mobility.
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Combined, the handful of upside surprises is making for a stronger-than-expected domestic box office and a promising foundation for the second half of the year as the industry chases pre-pandemic levels.
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Kylian Mbappé of France chases the ball during their match against Iraq.
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His voyage is detailed by Homer in the Odyssey, a chronicle of the maritime obstacle course that Odysseus traverses in order to get home to Ithaca.
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Here, the Road Runner Express coaster traverses 679 feet of track through desert trails.
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Merging my finances with someone else’s, to my mind, would eliminate all traces of my efforts to achieve financial independence.
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Small parts of the wheel were salvaged, and a few traces of the fair remain today.
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Eschewing fences and pavement in favor of natural footpaths lined with brambles and shrubs, these slender pathways provide epic sea views while leaving the ancestral homes of other animals intact.
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The Uganda-Congo border is several hundred miles long and crossed by numerous footpaths beyond formal border posts, which many people use daily to visit family or to trade.
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There are no plans to continue any projects, whether that's with Netflix and books, that would talk about his family in similar ways.
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Its flavors and customs and ways of living are revealed to us over dinner or even a simple morning coffee.
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“Tracks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tracks. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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