BIRD-DOGGED Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

bird-dogged

verb

past tense of bird-dog

as in chased

to go after or on the track of suspecting infidelity, he hired a private detective to bird-dog his wife

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Businesses chased the trend, with clubs and day spas marketing group packages to bachelorettes, and cities like Nashville and Austin branding themselves as bachelorette party hot spots.

— Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 5 July 2026
Later, Gabriel tore Haaland’s shirt, the light-blue fabric trailing in the breeze as the pair chased a loose ball.

— Jack Lang, New York Times, 5 July 2026

Definition of chased

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On a previous voyage, the captain—who is in his late fifties, with a young wife and child—pursued the gigantic, unnaturally white sperm whale known to mariners as Moby Dick.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
Automakers have long pursued dry-electrode manufacturing as a solution for batteries.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026

Definition of pursued

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Here are three dividend-paying stocks that are highlighted by Wall Street's top pros, as tracked by TipRanks, a platform that ranks analysts based on their past performance.

— Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 5 July 2026
Super Typhoon Sinlaku tracked just southeast of Guam with 185 mph winds in mid-April.

— Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

Definition of tracked

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Those fatalities followed the deaths of at least nine members of Iran’s armed forces in Wednesday’s strikes, according to state media.

— Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Thorpe followed his pentathlon win with another commanding performance in the decathlon, earning his second medal of the 1912 Olympics and setting a world record.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of followed

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Montross escorted him out of the council chamber immediately following his appointment.

— Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026
Modi arrived in Jakarta on Monday afternoon and received a warm welcome, with his plane escorted into Indonesian airspace by three fighter jets.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 July 2026

Definition of escorted

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Should the seafood-averse find their way through the door, look to an excellent roast chicken in ham jus, accompanied by a welcome splotch of mustard.

— Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Part of the 18th Musique & Vin au Clos Vougeot festival, the event was, naturally, accompanied by top-notch wine.

— George Nelson for ArtNews, Robb Report, 9 July 2026

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