1
as in chased
to go after or on the track of
predators stealthily tracking their prey
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2
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
An analysis from the Yale Chief Executive Leadership Institute tracked how this transition is already underway.
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Around 900 flights each day are affected by GPS interference, according to Benoit Figuet, a research associate at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences and founder of SkAI Data Services, which since 2024 has tracked such incidents on its site GPSWise.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
Dennis got in touch with Firstenberg and, during the pandemic, tracked down a 35-millimeter copy of the film in South Africa.
—Stephen Silver, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
Researchers tracked the defendants’ behavior while they were incarcerated.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2026
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Around 900 flights each day are affected by GPS interference, according to Benoit Figuet, a research associate at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences and founder of SkAI Data Services, which since 2024 has tracked such incidents on its site GPSWise.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
Dennis got in touch with Firstenberg and, during the pandemic, tracked down a 35-millimeter copy of the film in South Africa.
—Stephen Silver, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
Researchers tracked the defendants’ behavior while they were incarcerated.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2026
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Bo Bichette led off the bottom of the first with a home run against right-hander Zack Littell, and the Mets chased him from the game in the fourth inning.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Officers briefly chased the suspect through Highland Park, but backed off.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Once traversed by Genghis Khan, this is a focal point of Scythian-Turkic culture, whose arid slopes somehow sustain nomadic life that demands constant attentiveness to the environment.—
Rob Crossan,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Apr. 2026
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But hardly any ships have traversed the strait since the war began in late February.—
Justin Fishel,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Craig Adair, vice president of development at Open Road Renewables, which has pursued renewable energy projects in several states, has fielded a range of concerns over the years — from how soil could be contaminated to the possibility of electromagnetic fields causing cancer.—
Anna Clark,
ProPublica,
24 Apr. 2026
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Officers pursued him through nearby residential and parking lot areas before taking him into custody, the release said.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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After shift supervisor would come shift manager, followed by assistant manager, followed by manager, district manager.—
Saïd Sayrafiezadeh,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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Pritchard followed with clutch 3-pointers to send Boston into the fourth quarter with a 79-74 lead.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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The outline was traced by Christopher inside his prison cell in Japan, half a world away.—
Megan De Mar,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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At least 34 people in 13 states have been sickened with salmonella poisoning traced to contact with backyard poultry, including some with infections resistant to common antibiotics, federal health officials said.—
Jonel Aleccia,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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McFarlane’s career crossed paths with other current Chelsea figures before his arrival at Cobham.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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The two first crossed paths in 2001, when Rich Boy was Maurice Richards, a soon-to-be dropout at Tuskegee University, studying mechanical engineering.—
Jayson Greene,
Pitchfork,
25 Apr. 2026
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Dining at restaurant wars Soon thereafter, we were escorted back outside to enter the competing restaurant, Tierra Reina.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Apr. 2026
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He was escorted by law enforcement at all times.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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In most large companies, that access is informal, undocumented, and navigated through relationships.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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The night sky can be navigated and known, but only by those who don't waste any opportunity to look up.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Tracked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tracked. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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