bird-dogs 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of bird-dog
as in chases
to go after or on the track of suspecting infidelity, he hired a private detective to bird-dog his wife

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bird dogs

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noun

plural of bird dog
as in sled dogs

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bird-dogs
  1. chases
  2. hunters
  3. tracks
  4. pursues
  5. follows
  6. escorts
  7. dogs
  8. courses
Verb
  • Combined, the handful of upside surprises is making for a stronger-than-expected domestic box office and a promising foundation for the second half of the year as the industry chases pre-pandemic levels.
    — Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 27 June 2026
  • Kylian Mbappé of France chases the ball during their match against Iraq.
    — Mark Hodge, NBC news, 26 June 2026
Definition of chases
Noun
  • The presence of wolves in California poses a fresh and complex challenge for state wildlife authorities after hunters and trappers pushed the population to extinction around a century ago.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • Meanwhile, in a nearby forest a group of local hunters, including Sung-ki (Zo In-sung), set out to track the beast themselves.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 9 July 2026
Definition of hunters
Verb
  • For example, the Invesco QQQ Trust Series, better known by its ticker QQQ, tracks the technology-heavy Nasdaq 100 Index and has $482 billion in assets.
    — Bailey Lipschultz, Fortune, 5 July 2026
  • The same simulation also tracks how often each team reaches each stage of the bracket, including the quarterfinals, semifinals, final, third-place match, runner-up finish, and championship.
    — Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of tracks
Verb
  • That sprawl will only grow if the company pursues a merger with Tesla, as is widely suspected.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 9 July 2026
  • For its part, Saudi Arabia has sought to attract foreign investment as Prince Mohammed pursues an ambitious plan to diversify the kingdom’s economy beyond oil.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
Definition of pursues
Verb
  • Lilting piano follows her through the darkness of the castle’s chambers.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
  • L'Opéra follows a similar arc—restaurant first, festivities later—while Pablo Saint-Tropez on Place des Lices leans into a more unapologetic disco energy, with a 1970s playlist, mirror balls, and a crowd that reliably knows how to use a dance floor.
    — Karli Poliziani, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2026
Definition of follows
Verb
  • She is challenged, often by the unlikely love interest who escorts her on the trip, to put herself in the shoes of those who hurt her without intending to.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 29 June 2026
  • If approved, an Iranian boat escorts the vessel through the territorial waters around Larak Island.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
Definition of escorts
Verb
  • Service dogs that bark excessively must be taken out of the facility.
    — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 14 June 2026
  • In a nearly 10-minute long video, Pratt repeated social media posts that dogs on Skid Row are used to test drugs, are bred for drug money and are left in poor conditions by their unhoused owners, among other concerns about overcrowded, dirty shelters across the city.
    — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
Definition of dogs
Verb
  • The same love of equality and freedom that courses through the Declaration motivated her white great-grandmother to campaign for suffrage and her African American grandfather to found a chapter of the NAACP in the Jim Crow South.
    — Michael Kazin, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026
  • And about the obsession that courses through dozens of countries on the continent.
    — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 3 June 2026
Definition of courses
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