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as in outs
to drive or force out
chased the cat out of the garden
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as in pursues
to go after or on the track of
a dog that likes to chase cars
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as in rushes
to proceed or move quickly
they chased all over the place to find the missing child
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Recent Examples of chases
Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2026
Both trials — one in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and the other in Los Angeles — pointed to the struggles Meta has faced to adequately police Facebook and Instagram, which remain the primary cash engines as the company chases Google, OpenAI and Anthropic in artificial intelligence.
—Ari Levy, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
Catcher Clayton Namken chases a high fastball, striking out swinging.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
Prying the 26-year-old striker away from Chelsea as the club chases a Women’s Super League title wasn’t cheap.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 16 Mar. 2026
In the film, when mobster Marsellus Wallace sees Bruce Willis’ boxer character Butch crossing the street — after Butch defied Wallace’s orders to throw a match — Wallace chases Butch into a pawnshop.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2026
The human cost is painfully clear; our parents and grandparents cycle in and out of hospitals, receiving reactive medicine that chases one condition after another rather than addressing the underlying cause.
—Andrew S. Brack, Time, 26 Feb. 2026
And this is where the market grows lopsided, as everyone chases a handful of companies.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026
Moniak swings more than average in both the heart and shadow zones and also chases more, effectively trying to get hits before striking out.
—Derek Vanriper, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Jeff Spry, Space.com, 30 Mar. 2026
This might have been any of thousands of chases in which game wardens are involved each year or of hundreds Bob Markle had experienced in 30 years.
—Dave Duffey, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
But over the long term, money chases returns.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Guided by the imperious voiceover of family matriarch Ann (Francis Annis), Soames chases after the lovely Irene (Millie Gibson), who scandalously dances ballet and wants to go to Paris.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 23 Mar. 2026
What Davenport doesn’t know is a lethal Russian hit squad, led by a woman trained to kill, is hunting the traitor/spy, and after a couple of car chases, the hit team realizes Davenport is after them.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2026
Bouffard was the second person in just a 16-day span in Broward to die in police chases.
—Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, the boss chases after Hugh and Diana while altering the battlefield.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 17 Mar. 2026
The highly physical role saw Infiniti engage in car chases, shootouts and martial arts, and her performance cemented her as a breakout star with a Golden Globe nomination.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 13 Mar. 2026
Verb
Or do coaches even matter and everyone just chases the bag?
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2026
Both trials — one in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and the other in Los Angeles — pointed to the struggles Meta has faced to adequately police Facebook and Instagram, which remain the primary cash engines as the company chases Google, OpenAI and Anthropic in artificial intelligence.
—Ari Levy, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
Catcher Clayton Namken chases a high fastball, striking out swinging.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
Prying the 26-year-old striker away from Chelsea as the club chases a Women’s Super League title wasn’t cheap.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 16 Mar. 2026
In the film, when mobster Marsellus Wallace sees Bruce Willis’ boxer character Butch crossing the street — after Butch defied Wallace’s orders to throw a match — Wallace chases Butch into a pawnshop.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2026
The human cost is painfully clear; our parents and grandparents cycle in and out of hospitals, receiving reactive medicine that chases one condition after another rather than addressing the underlying cause.
—Andrew S. Brack, Time, 26 Feb. 2026
And this is where the market grows lopsided, as everyone chases a handful of companies.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026
Moniak swings more than average in both the heart and shadow zones and also chases more, effectively trying to get hits before striking out.
—Derek Vanriper, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Noun
This British production from Hammer Films and director Roy Ward Baker showcases moon maidens, old-fashioned lunar shootouts, buggy chases, and an ex-astronaut turned mercenary salvager trying to snag a 6000-pound sapphire asteroid from orbit for a billionaire industrialist.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 30 Mar. 2026
This might have been any of thousands of chases in which game wardens are involved each year or of hundreds Bob Markle had experienced in 30 years.
—Dave Duffey, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
But over the long term, money chases returns.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Guided by the imperious voiceover of family matriarch Ann (Francis Annis), Soames chases after the lovely Irene (Millie Gibson), who scandalously dances ballet and wants to go to Paris.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 23 Mar. 2026
What Davenport doesn’t know is a lethal Russian hit squad, led by a woman trained to kill, is hunting the traitor/spy, and after a couple of car chases, the hit team realizes Davenport is after them.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2026
Bouffard was the second person in just a 16-day span in Broward to die in police chases.
—Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, the boss chases after Hugh and Diana while altering the battlefield.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 17 Mar. 2026
The highly physical role saw Infiniti engage in car chases, shootouts and martial arts, and her performance cemented her as a breakout star with a Golden Globe nomination.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chases
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Ezekiel Richardson outs himself as a spy for the Continental Army to Claire.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2026
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Luckily, the king’s favorite wife, Esther, outs herself as Jewish.—
Betsy Andrews,
Saveur,
20 Feb. 2026
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OpenClaw’s nascent success exemplifies how China’s official embrace of advanced technology can translate into grassroots enthusiasm as Beijing pursues domestic growth and an ambitious global agenda.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2026
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While everyone in the Backwoodz Studioz orbit is unorthodox in some way, ELUCID actively pursues the avant-garde.—
Stephen Kearse,
Pitchfork,
24 Mar. 2026
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This new film stars Alan Ritchson as an Army Ranger who while on a training mission comes across a deadly machine that relentlessly hunts him and his peers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Like most sharks, though, Whitney hunts alone.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2026
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Another friend rushes to join the hug.—
Mica Rosenberg,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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And out rushes a blazingly cathartic torrent of honesty and horror.—
Sibani Ram,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2026
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Be sure to visit one of the former tufa quarries, with their impressively huge caverns.—
Elizabeth Heath,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Mar. 2026
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Restorers sourced the new slabs of travertine from the same quarries where the ancient Romans retrieved theirs — and that today are used build a new generation of religious buildings, banks, museums, government buildings and private homes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2026
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At the same time, a salty liquid containing calcium chloride (a salt often used to de-ice roads) is pumped through the regenerator, which carries the heat away and ejects it to the surroundings on exit.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 Feb. 2026
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Results published in Nature show that cells use bioelectricity to coordinate a complex collective behavior called extrusion, a vital process that ejects sick or struggling individual cells from tissue to maintain health and keep growth in check.—
Elise Cutts,
Quanta Magazine,
12 Jan. 2026
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See hummingbird migration map Hummingbird Central tracks hummingbirds across the country and has published an interactive hummingbird migration map for 2026.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Future research that tracks insurance continuously throughout treatment, standardizes how coverage is categorized and examines specific cancer types and age subgroups in greater depth could clarify the picture further.—
Rhonda Winegar,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
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The way Radcliffe scurries out of his chair and into the green room to meet Liu illustrates her visceral impact.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Bridgerton fans can spot the Old Royal Naval College mostly throughout season 2, like when a paperboy scurries across the grounds to deliver the latest gossip from Lady Whistledown in the first episode.—
Kayla Keegan,
PEOPLE,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Chases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chases. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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