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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
Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more.
—Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
Both members of the 13-man South Korean boy band also had a hand in songwriting and composition all six tracks on the EP.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025
On her way out of Camp 4, Lyubova was stopped in her tracks.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
The barren Martian landscape stretches as far as the eye can see, interrupted only occasionally by the faintest of tire tracks marking the unpaved road on Libya’s north-south route.
—Mick Krever, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
The film offers a blend of first-person testimony, previously unseen Super 8 archive, contemporary interviews and animation, with an original score composed by Academy Award-winning composer Stephen Warbeck and featuring exclusive new music tracks by Paul Oakenfold and local musicians.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
The tracks are made, the songs are ready.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 6 Nov. 2025
The two adult tracks are a quarter-mile long, and the junior track is about 350 feet.
—Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
Dave Smith, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
Moving from Chicago blues to Phil Spector’s early-1960s confections to the British Invasion, the birth of punk, metal, grunge, and hip-hop, the book tracks the seven-decade story of rock and roll as if drummers were the main characters.
—John Lingan, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2025
But a consulting firm that tracks pink slips noted a big surge in layoff notices.
—NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
More than 800 flights on Friday were called off nationwide — four times the number canceled Thursday, according to FlightAware, a website that tracks flight disruptions.
—Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
In the San Diego metro area, meat was 41% higher last month than in October 2019, dairy was 27% higher and produce was 18% higher, according to a grocery price index by Datasembly, a market analytics company that tracks prices of 1,000 products weekly across the United States.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
In Disillusioned, published last year, the journalist Benjamin Herold tracks how the school district in his middle-class Pennsylvania suburb of Penn Hills ended up $172 million in debt, leading to mass furloughs, service reductions, and, inevitably, higher property taxes.
—Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
Slow hiring Challenger also tracks hiring announcements on a national basis.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2025
The sports books spend hundreds of millions on advertising annually, primarily during games, along with pregame and post-game shows, according to MediaRadar, which tracks and estimates ad spending.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
As a train barrels toward her near the final moments of the video, Perry spots a daisy on the tracks — seemingly a nod to her daughter — and dodges disaster.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more.
—Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
Both members of the 13-man South Korean boy band also had a hand in songwriting and composition all six tracks on the EP.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025
On her way out of Camp 4, Lyubova was stopped in her tracks.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
The barren Martian landscape stretches as far as the eye can see, interrupted only occasionally by the faintest of tire tracks marking the unpaved road on Libya’s north-south route.
—Mick Krever, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
The film offers a blend of first-person testimony, previously unseen Super 8 archive, contemporary interviews and animation, with an original score composed by Academy Award-winning composer Stephen Warbeck and featuring exclusive new music tracks by Paul Oakenfold and local musicians.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
The tracks are made, the songs are ready.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 6 Nov. 2025
The two adult tracks are a quarter-mile long, and the junior track is about 350 feet.
—Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
More than 1,000 flights were called off nationwide Friday — five times the number canceled Thursday, according to FlightAware, a website that tracks flight disruptions.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
Moving from Chicago blues to Phil Spector’s early-1960s confections to the British Invasion, the birth of punk, metal, grunge, and hip-hop, the book tracks the seven-decade story of rock and roll as if drummers were the main characters.
—John Lingan, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2025
But a consulting firm that tracks pink slips noted a big surge in layoff notices.
—NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
More than 800 flights on Friday were called off nationwide — four times the number canceled Thursday, according to FlightAware, a website that tracks flight disruptions.
—Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
In the San Diego metro area, meat was 41% higher last month than in October 2019, dairy was 27% higher and produce was 18% higher, according to a grocery price index by Datasembly, a market analytics company that tracks prices of 1,000 products weekly across the United States.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
In Disillusioned, published last year, the journalist Benjamin Herold tracks how the school district in his middle-class Pennsylvania suburb of Penn Hills ended up $172 million in debt, leading to mass furloughs, service reductions, and, inevitably, higher property taxes.
—Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
Slow hiring Challenger also tracks hiring announcements on a national basis.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2025
The sports books spend hundreds of millions on advertising annually, primarily during games, along with pregame and post-game shows, according to MediaRadar, which tracks and estimates ad spending.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tracks
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These areas lack the infrastructure to help protect them, like bike lanes, trails and parks, and cannot compensate for the recent amendments, BikeWalkKC director of policy Michael Kelley told The Star.—
PJ Green
November 11,
Kansas City Star,
11 Nov. 2025
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With 41 ski resorts, 500 snowshoeing trails, Michelin-level dining, and Dark Sky stargazing, the state is a paradise for outdoor winter travelers.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Nov. 2025
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Republicans in the House and Senate are taking wildly divergent paths on health care — setting themselves up for a possible collision.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
12 Nov. 2025
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Strickland and Behr first crossed paths in 2004 while filming The Grudge, the horror-mystery film in which Strickland played Susan and Behr played Doug.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
11 Nov. 2025
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Golf is a major draw, with courses that look out on the scenic Santa Catalina Mountains, as are the hiking and biking paths and routes.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Nov. 2025
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On the same day, a regional train, called the Desiro High-Capacity (HC), which is designed for shorter to medium-distance routes, successfully completed its first test run near Cairo, which will link the capital with cities like Alexandria and Ain Sokhna.—
Amanda Greenwood,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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One chases agility and research breakthroughs, the other aims for affordability and everyday utility.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Native American artist Chutto (Mato Wayuhi) throws a rock through the window and, when Lee chases him down, lays into Lee for getting his grandfather, Arthur (the late Graham Greene), killed.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The Rock Creek Loop traverses approximately seven miles of ravines, creeks, subtropical forest, and small footbridges.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Nov. 2025
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Lake-effect snow is anticipated as cold air traverses the relatively warm waters of the Great Lakes, with several inches of accumulation and hazardous travel possible, especially near Lakes Erie and Ontario.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Premiering May 15 in Cannes’ ACID sidebar, the France–Palestine–Iran co-production traces Farsi’s efforts to get closer to the conflict when borders made reporting impossible, and finds a singular, resilient voice in Hassona’s daily dispatches from Gaza.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
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Now, the Avenger wreck is one focal point for scientists in a cutting-edge endeavor to understand whether traces of decades-old DNA can be preserved and detected at wreck sites.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Both footpaths have been on Carlsbad’s master trails map for years.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Oct. 2025
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Create footpaths in these areas to reduce wear and damage to the lawn.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
29 Sep. 2025
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Wellington, New Zealand AP — There are easier ways to cross an ocean, but few are as slick or stylish as the remora’s whale-surfing joyride.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Electric vehicles have accelerated the search for more efficient and affordable ways to power next-generation transport.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Tracks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tracks. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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