TRAILED Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

trailed

verb

past tense of trail

as in chased

to go after or on the track of we trailed our friend into the woods, inadvertently spoiling his plans for a solitary hike

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Recent Examples of trailed Batavia trailed 14-0 in the first quarter, but the Bulldogs failed to convert on fourth down from the Brother Rice 15 in between those TDs. — Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026 Mitchell entered the period with 16, and Cleveland trailed 88-70. — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 Nov. 2026 The Lions never trailed but could not pull away from the rebuilding Dolphins, who had been in four consecutive one-score games entering Sunday. — ABC News, 8 Nov. 2026 In the preceding Division 2 final, Long Beach Poly trailed 14-12 in the fifth set before reeling off the last four points to beat Redondo Union, 25-19, 20-25, 25-18, 23-25, 16-14. — Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026 The Chiefs only trailed 3-0 at the time and had a second-and-10 play from the Seahawks’ 46-yard line when Mahomes faked a pitch to the right and rolled left. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026 The Bulldogs trailed 13-9 and 14-11 in the final set before rallying to win. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026 The Celtics made 2 of 16 3-point attempts in the first half but trailed just 61-56. — CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 Beating Syracuse, Michigan State and the Boilermakers, the Huskies only trailed for a total of six minutes and 46 seconds over three games. — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026

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Last year, Rich County Sheriff Dale Stacey said detectives had chased reports of sightings across multiple states and urged the public to preserve any photographic or timestamped evidence.

— Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
An officer chased Burch into an apartment complex near Eagle Springs Way and used a Taser on him, police said.

— CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of chased

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Songs tracked here account for more than 507 billion streams between 2006 and 2017 — and that’s not counting Apple Music or Pandora streams, or the billions in the last decade, said Fletcher, who’s still tabulating.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2026
Press Gazette tracked thousands of journalism job cuts in the first half of 2026 alone.

— Michelle O'Connor, Forbes.com, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of tracked

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Yet Television’s peak era was brief, lasting for just two albums before the band split in 1978 and Verlaine and Lloyd pursued solo careers, although the band reformed in 1992 and regrouped several times over the years.

— Jem Aswad, Variety, 7 Nov. 2026
The American people deserve to know what the priorities are, what changes are being pursued and how success will be measured.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of pursued

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Videos posted on social media show a crowd of protesters in Dublin, some carrying Palestinian flags, throwing objects toward the former president and his family members as they are escorted into a waiting car.

— Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2026
Husband was taken into custody after ship returned Watford was taken into custody the next morning after the vessel returned to Galveston, where a passenger on the ship posted a video of Watford being escorted off the ship in handcuffs.

— Anna Wilder, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of escorted

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The Georgia Secretary of State's Office said the discrepancy was traced to results from a memory card that had not been uploaded into the county's election-management system.

— Oliver Trapnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Nov. 2026
Across two consecutive days, the Princess’s choices traced a line through three generations of royal women.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of traced

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Mayfair and Knightsbridge restaurant favorites Zuma, Bagatelle, and Novikov have all made the journey east in recent years, accompanied in 2026 by oh-so-chic arrivals from Dubai, Paris, and Marbella (Gaia, Gigi Rigolatto, and Maison Revka).

— Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2026
County commissioners have knocked on doors accompanied by police officers in the name of constituent services.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026

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