TRACKS (DOWN) Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

tracks (down)

verb

present tense third-person singular of track (down)

as in finds

to come upon after searching, study, or effort I'll try to track down his last known address

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The person may have been closing out a bearish position or placing a bet the precious metal finds a floor around $375.

— Oliver Renick, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
Keep scrolling to shop my favorite unexpected home finds starting at $100.

— Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026

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Jason Sudeikis does sneak in the final emotional moment, when Ted learns that Mae Green, the beloved owner of the local Crown & Anchor pub, apparently died while cheering on the team from the stands.

— Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026
Verity is immobile and catatonic, and Lowen learns that the family’s life is also darkened by a child’s accidental death.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of learns

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The movie’s heady content — Jake Gyllenhaal stars in the title role as a high-schooler who discovers the philosophy of time travel alongside his responsibility to change fate — provided endless fodder for late-night discussions, sober or otherwise.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
In one story, a little boy discovers a magical garden that appears only on the darkest nights; in another, two sisters use the moon as a boat and sail into the sky.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of discovers

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It is funded through the Job Development Investment Grant program, which directs a portion of a JDIG award to the account when a company locates or expands in a Tier 2 or Tier 3 county.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026
Peng’s wardrobe consistently locates her within China, drawing on domestic design and recognizable elements of Chinese dress.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of locates

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In the world of Dune, the suit transforms the sweat into drinking water; but in the Mexican desert, the sweat just pools, sticks to my skin and runs down my arms.

— Kyle Maclachlan, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026
Neural cells form as a thickening of the ectoderm that runs down the center of the embryo from head to tail.

— JOHN TIMMER, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of runs down

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