as in pursuit
the act of going after or in the tracks of another
the reporter's constant tailing of the candidate resulted in an exclusive scoop
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as in chasing
to go after or on the track of
detectives tailed the suspect to see where he was going at that time of the evening
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Recent Examples of tailing
Bloomberg, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2025
That includes decommissioning many miles of logging roads, removing mine tailings and sowing tens of thousands of native plants.
—Alyssa Kreikemeier, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2025
Maybe that could help clean up the hills of uranium-laden tailings from the mines, or deliver higher-paying jobs.
—Oleksandra Mykolyshyn, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2025
Yellow and orange layers exposed mine tailings deposits in the cutbanks where the river meanders.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Scandium can be extracted from mine tailings, or as a by-product of mining for uranium or other metals.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2025
That includes decommissioning many miles of logging roads, removing mine tailings and sowing tens of thousands of native plants.
—Alyssa Kreikemeier, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2025
Maybe that could help clean up the hills of uranium-laden tailings from the mines, or deliver higher-paying jobs.
—Oleksandra Mykolyshyn, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2025
Yellow and orange layers exposed mine tailings deposits in the cutbanks where the river meanders.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tailing
Noun
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The human pursuit of flight would be hard to stop from ever happening again.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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The actor spoke with PEOPLE in 2023 about balancing fatherhood and his many career pursuits.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
30 June 2025
Noun
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The two trips took 14 to 18 hours longer, on average, than the other journeys the gull took during the week-long tracking period, according to the paper.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 July 2025
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Hundreds of Weeks on the Charts Luminate states that during the past tracking period in America, the Foo Fighters’ compilation moved another 9,100 equivalent units.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Verb
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Nebraska is all in on pursuing Millard South tight end Isaac Jensen.—
Mitch Sherman,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
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With such an unstable organization, this could dissuade Vrabel from pursuing a head-coaching gig with New York.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
30 Dec. 2024
Noun
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In recent decades, technological advances have transformed the field of archeology, allowing for the sequencing of ancient DNA and the tracing of long-ago migrations.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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Scribble tracing can be a great activity for toddlers to explore nature and their creative side.—
Dr. Pooja Sarin Tandon,
Boston Herald,
11 May 2025
Verb
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On Saturday, Moe Wagner suffered a knee injury and the Magic, trailing by 22 points at the end of the third quarter, rallied to beat the Miami Heat, outscoring the Heat 37-8 in the final quarter.—
Josh Robbins,
The Athletic,
24 Dec. 2024
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Palantir is by far the most expensive stock on the S&P by its price-to-sales ratio, a metric comparing companies’ trailing 12-month revenues to its market value.—
Derek Saul,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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Major stock markets in Asia and Europe rose today in trading following the announcement of electronics exemptions.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
14 Apr. 2025
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Swim in a direction following the shoreline.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Tailing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tailing. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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