1
as in chased
to go after or on the track of
predators stealthily tracking their prey
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as in traversed
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 tracked
The secret bases helped the family live undetected until police finally tracked Phillips down in the early hours of September 8, and retrieved the children from deep within the forest.
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Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
He’s succeeded by evolving, in public, from newbie cinephile to expert—a journey he’s tracked by cataloging more than 2,000 movies on Letterboxd.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2025
The researchers tracked the capsule’s movement using x-ray fluoroscopy, confirming that it could be steered safely and retrieved through magnetic guidance.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
The Michigan Department of Transportation has tracked over 10 million passenger enplanements at DTW so far in 2025.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 17 Oct. 2025
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Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
He’s succeeded by evolving, in public, from newbie cinephile to expert—a journey he’s tracked by cataloging more than 2,000 movies on Letterboxd.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2025
The researchers tracked the capsule’s movement using x-ray fluoroscopy, confirming that it could be steered safely and retrieved through magnetic guidance.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
The Michigan Department of Transportation has tracked over 10 million passenger enplanements at DTW so far in 2025.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tracked
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Those interviewed in the UN report described being surveilled, followed and even chased by drones while going about their everyday lives.—
Catherine Nicholls,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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Jimenez, who joined the Navy shortly after his 18th birthday, largely served on PC-616, a patrol craft boat that chased submarines.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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The team traversed steep and uneven ground, overcame vertical drops of up to 60 feet (20 meters) using rope techniques and transformed a small underground site into a temporary base.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Several states along the East Coast have been issued warnings by the National Weather Service (NWS), after a nor’easter traversed the eastern seaboard this weekend bringing with it the threat of strong wind and heavy rain.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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King is said to have had nightmares that night — his son running through endless hallways, pursued by a malevolent presence — inspiring the plot of the famous movie.—
Noreen Kompanik,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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The Blue Jays, of course, had aggressively pursued Ohtani two winters ago, when the Japanese designated hitter/pitcher opted to sign a long-term deal with the Dodgers.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Sulfuric aerosols trapped in ice cores suggest that a truly massive volcanic eruption took place in 1809, followed by a succession of smaller eruptions that culminated in the staggering explosion of Mount Tambora in 1815.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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That being said, the Consumer Price Index has followed an almost identical trajectory from Q420 to the most recent figures, meaning spending is merely in line with inflation.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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This can likely be traced back to Gian Piero Gasperini’s arrival in Serie A with Genoa in 2007, using a back-three system to counteract the prevailing, narrow 4-3-1-2 shape that was commonly employed in Italy.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Toczylowski has said investigators traced King's cell phone to the location where her remains were found, and that the phone's activity at the location matches the timeline of burning a vehicle of interest.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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By the time of the centennial celebration in 1926 (a year late), tens of thousands of miles of railroad track crossed the country.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
26 Oct. 2025
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But in stoppage time, Miami was gifted a third goal when Jordi Alba crossed from the left and keeper Willis, colliding with defender Walker Zimmerman, spilled the ball right to Messi, who had the simplest of tap-ins.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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The actress was shown wincing in pain before being escorted out of the ballroom on a stretcher into an ambulance.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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Very soon after, he was escorted away.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
28 Oct. 2025
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At this point, having navigated more than six months of whipsaw tariff policies, the question of the tariffs’ legality is irrelevant for some businesses.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2025
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Many people who navigated America’s byzantine immigration and citizenship process for years were also angry at the perception that legal status was being bestowed effortlessly on entirely new groups of people.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Tracked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tracked. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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