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
While gold's spot price is tracked by the ounce, many individual buyers encounter the precious metal in much smaller quantities.
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
Software stocks, as tracked by the iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (IGV) , have plunged more than 19% as a group.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
There’s lightning, rain, sudden plot turns — all tracked by an ever-moving camera.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 10 Feb. 2026
Since 2007, the Land Report has tracked this more-is-better attitude through its annual ranking of America’s biggest landowners, with the surge in hoovering up vast tracts suggesting the country is entering a new era of mega-landownership.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 Feb. 2026
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
Software stocks, as tracked by the iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (IGV) , have plunged more than 19% as a group.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
There’s lightning, rain, sudden plot turns — all tracked by an ever-moving camera.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 10 Feb. 2026
Since 2007, the Land Report has tracked this more-is-better attitude through its annual ranking of America’s biggest landowners, with the surge in hoovering up vast tracts suggesting the country is entering a new era of mega-landownership.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 Feb. 2026
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But Niklas was the only one who chased Nordic combined initially.—
Dana ONeil,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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The warrant declaration states that footage from a Ring camera captured images of Rebecca Marodi fleeing their home as her wife chased her.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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In that same period, the total distance traversed by ships in the Arctic increased 111%.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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The design is meant to reorient us, to take us on a trail walked not by humans but traversed and carved by elephants, a creature still misunderstood, vilified and hunted for its cataclysmic-like ability to reshape land, and sometimes communities.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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He’s then pursued by a Terminator sent from the future, while a soldier follows the cyborg in an attempt to protect Lee and his family.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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Suspecting the driver was drunk or on drugs, Blanchette had pursued the speeding car from Route 2A in Montville onto I-395 and, now, Route 2.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
13 Feb. 2026
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Wright cited statistics showing that natural gas -- long the nation's leading source of electricity -- provided 43% of electric power at peak generation during the storm, followed by coal at 24% and nuclear at 15%.—
MATTHEW DALY,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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The chaos followed a memorial for Good and Pretti, which was hosted exactly one month from the date of Good's death at Powderhorn Park, roughly a 15-minute drive from the federal building.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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Moreover, the new subdivisions corresponded nicely to a map that Hintiryan and colleagues published in 2016 based on an entirely different technique, which traced connections between the caudoputamen and other regions.—
Amber Dance,
Quanta Magazine,
9 Feb. 2026
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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s stunning victory in snap elections this weekend can be traced to a November post on X by a Chinese diplomat.—
Andy Browne,
semafor.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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In Cúcuta, the local economy depended on Venezuelans who crossed the border to spend their powerful currency on shoes and clothes, flaunting their wealth, often buying in bulk.—
Daniel Alarcón,
New Yorker,
7 Feb. 2026
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Maddie Meyer / Getty Images Her teammate, two-time reigning world champ Ebba Andersson, crossed the finish line 51 seconds later.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2026
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In 2011, the actress had to be escorted offstage after slurring her words and rambling during a speech at an event honoring former Defense Secretary Robert Gates.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Meetings since his death have continued to open with a police statement about the circumstances under which people can be arrested and escorted out.—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Smith navigated a field of 89 skiers and was one of 30 to qualify for the quarterfinals of the bracket-style event.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Feb. 2026
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The two worked together as the district navigated the pandemic and academic recovery.—
State House News Service,
Boston Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Tracked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tracked. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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