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as in to out
to drive or force out
chased the cat out of the garden
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as in to pursue
to go after or on the track of
a dog that likes to chase cars
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as in to race
to proceed or move quickly
they chased all over the place to find the missing child
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Recent Examples of chase
Josh Meyer, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
What makes the research even more interesting is that the study authors didn’t originally set out to chase ⁴²Ar.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026
Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Traffic on Highway 100 in Golden Valley, Minnesota, slowed Thursday morning after a police pursuit ended in a crash and a foot chase.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
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Aryan Nations guards chased them, opened fire, forced them off the road and held them at gunpoint.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
What makes the research even more interesting is that the study authors didn’t originally set out to chase ⁴²Ar.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
Another, filed by the family of a Xander Mann, a 16-year-old who was shot and killed by a Stanislaus County sheriff’s deputy after a car chase, has been assigned to four different judges since it was filed in 2021, court documents show.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Traffic on Highway 100 in Golden Valley, Minnesota, slowed Thursday morning after a police pursuit ended in a crash and a foot chase.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chase
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The procedures noted that in some cases, outing students to parents could be dangerous to their health and well-being, and school officials should ask the students for consent to notify their parents of the support plan.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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The singer and actress, 38, embarked on her Small Rooms, Big Nerves music outing in January, marking her first time touring in more than a decade.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
26 Apr. 2026
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Senators Chris Murphy and Ruben Gallego have spoken publicly about wanting to pursue this, and Bedoya notes that there’s precedent for this action, citing Democrats’ recent introduction of a bill to break up the meatpacking industry to create lower prices for consumers.—
Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
30 Apr. 2026
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Some states have post-mortem rights, allowing estates and heirs to pursue claims for varying amounts of time after a celebrity has died, while others don’t.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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Both superpowers are hunting for leverage ahead of the meeting next month; China recently blocked a major cross-border tech deal.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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The mothers stay with them for up to two weeks before heading out to hunt at sea.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Beyond that, two of the highlights of the horse racing calendar take place at Churchill Downs on Friday and Saturday, while the Formula One season resumes after a long hiatus with the Miami Grand Prix.—
The Athletic Live Team,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Police said the suspect had a shotgun, a handgun and knives, and stormed the lobby, running past security barricades as Secret Service agents raced toward him.—
Calvin Woodward,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Their diet varies with location and season, depending on what prey is available.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
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Because opossums are one of the most common prey species for Burmese pythons, scientists expect that some of the collared animals will eventually be eaten by the snakes, effectively turning the opossums into indirect tracking devices.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
28 Apr. 2026
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Beyond the question of criminal referrals, the commission’s report urged DHS to restrict certain ICE and Customs and Border Protection practices, including the use of chemical agents, physical force and vehicle pursuits during civil immigration enforcement.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Tillis, speaking to The Washington Post after the Comey charges were announced, sounded skeptical about the case and seemed to directly link a confirmation vote for Boyle to the pursuit of actual crime.—
Chris Brennan,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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That lawsuit, along with a countersuit by the PGA Tour, was dismissed a year later.—
Tim Reynolds,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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There’s too much effort, too much time, and too much sincerity apparent behind this film to dismiss it outright.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
30 Apr. 2026
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Quijano's team was able to track the orbits of the 15 binary systems to millisecond accuracy.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Fall-Winter 2026 Vogue Business size inclusivity report identified declines in both mid- and plus-size representation on the runway, to the lowest levels since the publication started tracking this data three years ago.—
Rory Satran,
Vogue,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Chase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chase. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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