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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
Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
In 1876, Texas A&M University was founded just down the tracks, shaping the area’s identity and giving rise to Bryan’s sister city, College Station.
—Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more.
—Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
The album, which dropped in the early hours of September 5, contains 23 tracks and features Bakar, Tems, and Hurricane Chris.
—Zoë Haylock, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Code Avengers has eight tracks, including HTML/CSS, JavaScript, and Python, as well as broader offerings, such as Computer Science, Design, and Web Dev.
—Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
The trains that run on Baseten’s tracks can be anything—from large language models to AI models that generate video or that turn voice into text.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
At the same time that KPop Demon Hunters claims seven top 10 smashes, two additional tracks from the project debut on the Streaming Songs chart.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Madeline King, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
The organization tracks these annual migrations via the Western Monarch Count.
—Brooke Baitinger
september 6, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2025
ReHeardle tracks your statistics too.
—Kris Holt, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The two-year Treasury yield, which more closely tracks expectations for Fed action, fell even more.
—Stan Choe, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Drury, director of insights for Edmunds, tracks sales of electric vehicles closely.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2025
Heavy rain could spread into southern Arizona, southern New Mexico and western Texas beginning this weekend if Lorena tracks inland, AccuWeather said, with as much as 5 inches possible in Arizona.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Claudette tracks groom-to-be Boris to a house in Genoa.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 4 Sep. 2025
According to the Gun Violence Archive, a nonprofit that tracks such incidents, Minneapolis has seen at least six mass shootings in 2025 so far.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
The railroad’s willingness to pay the bill, including slimming down its own office payroll to free up more funds, appears to have limited the reputational damage enough for serious merger talks to proceed on down the tracks.
—Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
In 1876, Texas A&M University was founded just down the tracks, shaping the area’s identity and giving rise to Bryan’s sister city, College Station.
—Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more.
—Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
The album, which dropped in the early hours of September 5, contains 23 tracks and features Bakar, Tems, and Hurricane Chris.
—Zoë Haylock, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Code Avengers has eight tracks, including HTML/CSS, JavaScript, and Python, as well as broader offerings, such as Computer Science, Design, and Web Dev.
—Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
The trains that run on Baseten’s tracks can be anything—from large language models to AI models that generate video or that turn voice into text.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
At the same time that KPop Demon Hunters claims seven top 10 smashes, two additional tracks from the project debut on the Streaming Songs chart.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
Data from the popular online real estate marketplace Zillow, which tracks an estimated market value of homes in a specific area, also shows a dramatic market value increase of Platte County homes in recent years.
—Madeline King, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
The organization tracks these annual migrations via the Western Monarch Count.
—Brooke Baitinger
september 6, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2025
ReHeardle tracks your statistics too.
—Kris Holt, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The two-year Treasury yield, which more closely tracks expectations for Fed action, fell even more.
—Stan Choe, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Drury, director of insights for Edmunds, tracks sales of electric vehicles closely.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2025
Heavy rain could spread into southern Arizona, southern New Mexico and western Texas beginning this weekend if Lorena tracks inland, AccuWeather said, with as much as 5 inches possible in Arizona.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Claudette tracks groom-to-be Boris to a house in Genoa.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 4 Sep. 2025
According to the Gun Violence Archive, a nonprofit that tracks such incidents, Minneapolis has seen at least six mass shootings in 2025 so far.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tracks
Noun
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Interpretive trails explain the ecological role of wildflowers and grasses, making this as much an outdoor classroom as a scenic walk.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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What To Do Go on a Hike There are over 20 miles of scenic trails around the resort to explore, whether on foot or mountain bike.—
Elliott Harrell,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Employees can also reach out to mentors to learn more about specific roles and career paths.—
Roula Amire,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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The role re-designer This confidence cultivator helps employees navigate new career paths without steering away from their sense of purpose.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Buses are a major mode of transport in Mexico, where, though freight trains are common, passenger rail routes remain limited.—
Lizbeth Diaz,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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There were routes in which Brown broke inside, and a defender was awaiting.—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Wednesday leaves anyway, but Enid chases her because Capri is doing dorm checks, and Enid will NOT miss the Gala.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
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An older woman’s purse is stolen on the train, and Jay reverts to his movie-star persona and chases the culprit off the train and into a field, showing off his action credentials and making some inadvertent headlines along the way.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Patient data traverses unsecured networks in jurisdictions beyond the scope of oversight.—
Douglas B. Laney,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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If not, grab a booth at MacLaren's and settle in as architect Ted Mosby (Josh Radnor) traverses the streets, bars, and rooftop Halloween parties of New York in search of his one true love.—
Tanya Melendez,
EW.com,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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At the time, the Czech capital still held traces of Kafka’s era; now, Prague serves almost like a shrine to the author, with an official museum and several monuments around town, which range from iconic to kitsch in her view.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
7 Sep. 2025
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Their marshmallow-like shapes contrast with a raw, brutal finish, celebrating an unusual casting process that preserves traces of handwork and visible seams.—
Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The park has more than 2,000 miles of footpaths and is a favorite of mountain bikers.—
Gary Stoller,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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One of the charming aspects of following foreign football is realising that certain concepts are expressed in different ways to how it’s done in your own country.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Naperville has also been testing ways to keep food out of landfills, drawing inspiration from an already existing plan with waste and recycling contractor Groot Industries.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Tracks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tracks. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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