as in pursuit
the act of going after or in the tracks of another
the reporter's constant tailing of the candidate resulted in an exclusive scoop
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as in chasing
to go after or on the track of
detectives tailed the suspect to see where he was going at that time of the evening
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Recent Examples of tailing
Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2024
The company’s process starts with a hydrometallurgical treatment that separates rare earth elements away from the tailings, which contain iron, aluminum and other common elements.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 May 2024
The largest class action in English history was filed in London on October 21, a claim involving 700,000 individuals seeking redress after a devastating tailings dam rupture in 2015 on the Doce River in southeastern Brazil.
—Carlton Reid, WIRED, 22 Nov. 2024
As of June 2019, the tailings facilities at the mine pictured here held 154 million cubic metres of tailings.
—Amit Katwala, WIRED, 27 Oct. 2019
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In 2019, another Brazilian tailings dam (owned by one of the same companies as the dam that collapsed in 2015) failed.
—Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2024
The company’s process starts with a hydrometallurgical treatment that separates rare earth elements away from the tailings, which contain iron, aluminum and other common elements.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 May 2024
The largest class action in English history was filed in London on October 21, a claim involving 700,000 individuals seeking redress after a devastating tailings dam rupture in 2015 on the Doce River in southeastern Brazil.
—Carlton Reid, WIRED, 22 Nov. 2024
As of June 2019, the tailings facilities at the mine pictured here held 154 million cubic metres of tailings.
—Amit Katwala, WIRED, 27 Oct. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tailing
Noun
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Despite the challenges, the young actor refused to give up or slow down in his pursuit of professional growth.—
J.M. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
17 Jan. 2025
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That’s due in large part to its natural beauty—towering mountains, awe-inspiring canyons, and rushing waters inspire hiking, biking, fly-fishing and a number of other outdoor pursuits.—
Amelia Mularz,
Architectural Digest,
17 Jan. 2025
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The song’s coronation on Regional Mexican Airplay comes after a 14% gain in audience impressions, to 7.7 million, logged in the tracking week of Jan. 3-9, according to Luminate.—
Pamela Bustios,
Billboard,
15 Jan. 2025
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Harvest Harvest’s main features include invoicing and payments, reporting and time tracking.—
Jasmin Suknanan,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2025
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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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Any international observer should be able to understand Seoul’s reasoning for pursuing a nuclear option.—
Robert E. Kelly,
Foreign Affairs,
30 Dec. 2024
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Decentralized solutions would complement generative AI by providing immutable audit trails into data transactions, thereby enabling easier leak tracing and accountability enforcement.—
Vishwanadham Mandala,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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Countries that had swiftly applied physical-distancing measures and scaled up widespread testing and contact tracing had mostly fended off the worst of the disease.—
Jeremy Konyndyk,
Foreign Affairs,
8 June 2020
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On Saturday, Moe Wagner suffered a knee injury and the Magic, trailing by 22 points at the end of the third quarter, rallied to beat the Miami Heat, outscoring the Heat 37-8 in the final quarter.—
Josh Robbins,
The Athletic,
24 Dec. 2024
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Mosley finished as the runner-up for NBA Coach of the Year last season, trailing only Oklahoma City’s Mark Daigneault.—
Josh Robbins,
The Athletic,
24 Dec. 2024
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Johnson was originally hired to his position in 2022, following three seasons as a lower-level assistant on the Lions’ staff.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
6 Jan. 2025
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The following content is brought to you by PCMag partners.—
StackCommerce Team (Sponsored),
PCMAG,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Tailing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tailing. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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