as in pursuit
the act of going after or in the tracks of another
the merciless dogging of the Hollywood couple by the press
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as in chasing
to go after or on the track of
star athletes being dogged by fans when they're out in public
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as in hounding
to subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders
tired of constantly having to dog their son about cleaning his room
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Recent Examples of dogging
Dalton Ross, EW.com, 25 Aug. 2025
IEEE Spectrum, 3 Mar. 2026
Stocks had a rough session Friday on the worries about AI hurting the economy that have been dogging the market for weeks.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2026
Bloomingdale’s recent performance provides some affirmation that with proper execution, the department store model is still viable, despite what have been decades of consolidation and skepticism dogging the sector.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 18 Feb. 2026
But the downbeat mood also seemed to reflect the lackluster indie-film business that’s been dogging the festival for years.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
That’s the question dogging Mozilla’s new chief executive, Anthony Enzor-DeMeo, whose appointment was announced Tuesday.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
The assessment landed on top of several unrelated controversies already dogging Patel, including scrutiny about his use of government aircraft for personal travel and, separately, his decision to assign an FBI SWAT team to protect his girlfriend.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 1 Dec. 2025
Those wins over Villa and Real Madrid only provided some temporary respite from the array of issues dogging the champions.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
But the monarch had no choice – Andrew’s controversies have been dogging the family for years and the publication of his accuser’s posthumous memoir was the final straw.
—Max Foster, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
He's just been straight raw-dogging the last three days, staring off into space.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
Offshore Data Centers Face Challenges Aikido’s plan avoids the prickly not-in-my-backyard complaints that are dogging both onshore wind and data-center projects.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Mar. 2026
Stocks had a rough session Friday on the worries about AI hurting the economy that have been dogging the market for weeks.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2026
Bloomingdale’s recent performance provides some affirmation that with proper execution, the department store model is still viable, despite what have been decades of consolidation and skepticism dogging the sector.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 18 Feb. 2026
But the downbeat mood also seemed to reflect the lackluster indie-film business that’s been dogging the festival for years.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
That’s the question dogging Mozilla’s new chief executive, Anthony Enzor-DeMeo, whose appointment was announced Tuesday.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
The assessment landed on top of several unrelated controversies already dogging Patel, including scrutiny about his use of government aircraft for personal travel and, separately, his decision to assign an FBI SWAT team to protect his girlfriend.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 1 Dec. 2025
Those wins over Villa and Real Madrid only provided some temporary respite from the array of issues dogging the champions.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
But the monarch had no choice – Andrew’s controversies have been dogging the family for years and the publication of his accuser’s posthumous memoir was the final straw.
—Max Foster, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dogging
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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
Verb
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Bain excels in a few other areas that happen to be vital for those chasing QBs for a living.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Producer Lindsay Doran has pretty much been chasing it ever since and finally got the film version made.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
27 Apr. 2026
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At times texts showed Diamantis hounding them for his payment and threatening to remove them from school jobs if he wasn’t paid.—
Dave Altimari,
Hartford Courant,
20 Apr. 2026
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San Diego is where Pitino’s basketball ghosts, after hounding him for decades, were sent far away, perhaps for good.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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Use personal tracking devices like an Apple AirTag.—
Joey Skladany,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Apr. 2026
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In the wake of the Iranian attack on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz yesterday, MarineTraffic tracking data shows an almost total standstill of vessels transiting through the waterway.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Now prosecutors pursuing the threats case face their own challenge of proving that Comey intended to communicate a true threat or at least recklessly discounted the possibility that the statement could be understood as a threat.—
Eric Tucker,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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America should be pursuing policies that ease the burden on US manufacturers to become the dominant force in this race, not increase it.—
Alex Durante,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Shortly after the ruling, Republicans were urging a review of their congressional maps in Louisiana, Tennessee and elsewhere.—
Nicholas Riccardi,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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On Monday, Bloomberg News reported that around 600 Google workers sent a letter to CEO Sundar Pichai urging him to refuse new AI partnerships with the Pentagon.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
29 Apr. 2026
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While similar tracing has been a part of golf and tennis coverage for years, the thinness and speed of fencing blades required special know-how to digitally follow.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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Path tracing, a more realistic form of ray tracing, has been used by some games since, but its high demands mean it's still used sparingly.—
Jon Martindale,
PC Magazine,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Realmuto has dealt with nagging back and foot injuries this season.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Marsh declined to offer specifics regarding the lower body injuries nagging Stevens and Westbeld, neither of whom participated in scrimmaging during the final half-hour of training camp made available to the media.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Dogging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dogging. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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