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as in to out
to drive or force out
chased the cat out of the garden
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as in to pursue
to go after or on the track of
a dog that likes to chase cars
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as in to race
to proceed or move quickly
they chased all over the place to find the missing child
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Recent Examples of chase
J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2025
In a bizarre clip, Lam was seen acting erratically in a hotel elevator, pushing multiple buttons at once and peering out the door as if she was being chased.
—Alex Gurley, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
Josh Bell, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
The investigation was prompted by the 2012 crosstown police chase in which officers fired 137 shots and killed two fleeing victims.
—Sam Allard, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
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His family had fled North Little Rock, Arkansas to Kansas City after his father, a moonshiner, was chased out of town by law enforcement, for killing a white man over a moonshine business conflict.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2025
In a bizarre clip, Lam was seen acting erratically in a hotel elevator, pushing multiple buttons at once and peering out the door as if she was being chased.
—Alex Gurley, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
Noun
The London scenery looks glamorous, and the apparently larger budget allows for a more expansive, climactic car chase.
—Josh Bell, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
The investigation was prompted by the 2012 crosstown police chase in which officers fired 137 shots and killed two fleeing victims.
—Sam Allard, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chase
Verb
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Despite her bravery, Thompson was later forcibly outed as a transgender woman – and her life would ultimately end in tragedy.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN,
16 Feb. 2025
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After Ciara outed herself as a Faithful, Gabby and Britney’s jaws dropped.—
Dana Rose Falcone,
People.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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Yet Hal’s shenanigans, pursued in the company of Sir John Falstaff (Jay O. Sanders), that poor man’s bon vivant, mask aspirations of greatness.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2025
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Investigators were pursuing about 3,200 active complaints of racial discrimination, including unfair discipline and racial harassment.—
Jennifer Smith Richards,
ProPublica,
21 Feb. 2025
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She's abruptly fired from her exercise show when her creepy boss (Dennis Quaid) decides to hunt for younger talent to be the face of the series.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
16 Feb. 2025
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Federal prosecutors have used novel methods and have even relied on private citizens to hunt for potential cases of fraud.—
Adeel Hassan,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2025
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William Byron raced to his second straight Daytona 500 win, dodging a string of late-race wrecks that knocked out a chunk of contenders and sent the Hendrick Motorsports driver into victory lane Sunday night at Daytona International Speedway.—
Dan Gelston,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
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Although Allgaier was racing with hopes of defending his 2024 Xfinity Series championship, the race concluded in a disappointing fashion for him.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
16 Feb. 2025
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Bakker shared a number of graphs that showed that predator–prey ratios dropped over time.—
Danny Robb,
JSTOR Daily,
8 Feb. 2025
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Medical debt has pushed families into desperate situations, with some turning to shoplifting over-the-counter medications for their children or falling prey to scams promising cheap but ineffective treatments.—
Tony Christiano,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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The president has made no secret of his pursuit of an agreement that would give the United States access to a significant share of the mineral wealth -- one that Zelenskyy has, so far, declined to take.—
Shannon K. Kingston,
ABC News,
21 Feb. 2025
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Everything—from travel to fashion, architecture, interiors and culinary pursuits—is meticulously designed, sometimes obviously, sometimes not.—
Rima Suqi,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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However, Cave pushed back against the idea of fully dismissing an artist’s work due to their personal failings.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
18 Feb. 2025
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Chutkan granted a request from Smith to dismiss the case after Mr. Trump won the presidential election in November because of a Justice Department policy that forbids the prosecution of a sitting president.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2025
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Use this interactive map to track snowfall accumulation Wednesday This winter storm brought fluffy snow in some places, but wet snow in others.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
16 Feb. 2025
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Investigators tracked Simpson's unusual behavior in the days after his wife vanished, including shutting down his phone, driving with suspicious items in the bed of his truck, going to a dump site and cleaning his truck at a car wash.—
Mollie Markowitz,
Fox News,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Chase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chase. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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