as in pursuit
the act of going after or in the tracks of another
took a class in the tracking of game that the hunters' association offers
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1
as in chasing
to go after or on the track of
predators stealthily tracking their prey
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as in traversing
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 tracking
Mark Price
july 23, Miami Herald, 23 July 2025
It’s got built-in GPS, heart rate tracking, and Google tools that basically turn your wrist into a wellness coach.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 22 July 2025
But another report from production tracking service ProdPro that follows global filming trends for the first half of 2025 signals that features could soon return to California.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2025
Hundreds of Weeks on the Charts Luminate states that during the past tracking period in America, the Foo Fighters’ compilation moved another 9,100 equivalent units.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
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Noun
That was in 2023 when Ballard, a state biologist, found two adorable cubs in a den and implanted them with microchips as part of the Mississippi’s bear tracking program.
—Mark Price
july 23, Miami Herald, 23 July 2025
It’s got built-in GPS, heart rate tracking, and Google tools that basically turn your wrist into a wellness coach.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 22 July 2025
But another report from production tracking service ProdPro that follows global filming trends for the first half of 2025 signals that features could soon return to California.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2025
Hundreds of Weeks on the Charts Luminate states that during the past tracking period in America, the Foo Fighters’ compilation moved another 9,100 equivalent units.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tracking
Noun
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Shifting To Three Words Maybe the two-word sphere is limited and not conducive to our pursuit.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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After their first appearance on the show, an anonymous donor gave each choir member $5,000 to be used for their educational pursuits after high school.—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
28 July 2025
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The final nurse, plain face and plain name, studies a tracing of my contractions and tells me when to bear down, when to ease up.—
Erica Stern
June 9,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2025
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And that backward tracing can help reveal which comet likely shed the meteoroid material in the first place.—
Jake Parks,
Discover Magazine,
1 May 2025
Verb
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Nebraska is all in on pursuing Millard South tight end Isaac Jensen.—
Mitch Sherman,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
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Countries in Africa and the Americas are pursuing an end to river blindness by 2035.—
Sam Mednick,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Dec. 2024
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In a very different way, Newcastle gave it all afternoon, running and challenging and protecting each other, treading a careful line and sometimes crossing it.—
George Caulkin,
The Athletic,
27 Dec. 2024
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If Samuelson struggled to the line, or worse yet dropped to the ground after crossing it, that would validate those views and set back for years the fight for gender equality in the Olympics.—
Austin Knoblauch,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Dec. 2024
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What To Know In a clip shared to X, formerly Twitter, McIlroy embraces his wife following his victory.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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Right-hander Colin Rea delivered a solid outing, limiting the Dodgers to one run in 3 2/3 innings in his first start in Justin Steele’s rotation spot following the news Sunday that the lefty will be undergoing season-ending surgery on his elbow.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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Nonetheless, the company has been navigating a challenging rooftop solar market since interest rates increased in 2022.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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The guide was issued in 2022 after Russia invaded Ukraine and lists instructions on what to include in an evacuation backpack, as well as tips for navigating crisis situations.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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Matt Craig is a reporter based in Los Angeles covering the business of Hollywood, entertainment, sports and gaming for Forbes.—
Matt Craig,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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Matt Barrows is a senior writer for The Athletic covering the 49ers.—
Matt Barrows,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
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“Tracking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tracking. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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