CHASED Synonyms: 218 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in laced

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verb

past tense of chase

as in dismissed

to drive or force out chased the cat out of the garden

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as in pursued

to go after or on the track of a dog that likes to chase cars

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as in hunted

to seek out (game) for food or sport owls often chase mice in the dark

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as in raced

to proceed or move quickly they chased all over the place to find the missing child

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The bright light attracts massive swarms of flying insects, chased by birds, which unwittingly get instantly vaporized mid-air by the invisible, high-temperature beams. — Indrabati Lahiri, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026 Chicago chased outside the strike zone at a 36 percent clip against Brown, who threw 67 percent of his pitches for strikes. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 26 July 2026 In Houston, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was killed July 7 when ICE officers chased his white work van through the streets, then shot him through the window in front of his work crew, including his brother. — ABC News, 26 July 2026 Favorite Saratoga Special chased Can’t Sleep until the stretch, faded and finished sixth in the field of eight. — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2026 Kansas City Royals star Salvador Perez has chased Hall of Famer George Brett for the last 15 seasons. — Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026 The civil lawsuit filed in Mecklenburg Superior Court says the officers who chased him should be held accountable, too. — Julia Coin july 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026 Garcia then ran into the neighborhood, prosecutors said, before authorities chased him down and apprehended him. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026 One victim was chased through the park before being caught and beaten, and additional witnesses and victims were threatened, police said. — Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

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McRae paired the six-year-old sandals with all-black everything, including Saint Laurent’s black laced slipdress.

— Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 20 July 2026
The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations described the threats as two profanity-laced, threatening audio messages left for the center.

— Paula Wethington, CBS News, 30 June 2026

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But that conviction was dismissed after the revelation that a juror in the trial had not disclosed a domestic violence incident in her own background in order to win a seat on the panel, The Denver Post reports.

— Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
Defense attorneys also should not be able to reference the felony charges dismissed after video showed agents’ falsehoods.

— Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026

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Many have pursued advanced education in finance, law, business or other disciplines closely connected to the family’s operating business.

— Paul Westall, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
After serving as an army captain, Coover pursued a career in veterinary medicine, graduating from the Kansas State University College of Medicine.

— Freddrell Green, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026

Definition of pursued

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Marmots, woodland creatures whose raw viscera are believed by Siberians to have medicinal properties, are not infrequently hunted by poachers and sold at wet markets.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026
In the Gulf of California, they are commonly hunted and eaten by orcas.

— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 July 2026

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The pad also has an embossed side for mild physical exfoliation, as well as a silky side that helps press the formula into skin.

— Deanna Pai, Vogue, 27 July 2026
Made in Italy, these iconic slip-on loafers feature a soft calfskin upper with a classic penny bar mid-foot, and an embossed Tod’s monogram on the tongue.

— Tim Chan, Footwear News, 13 July 2026

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Fewer than 10 commodity ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend, according to shipping data tracked by CNN.

— Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
Recently, a man from Lenexa was tracked using ALPR technology by the Lenexa Police Department after writing a guest commentary critical of the department for The Star, according to an investigation from KCUR.

— Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026

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