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as in trail
a mark or series of marks left on a surface by something that has passed along it
a muddy track across the kitchen floor
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as in path
a rough course or way formed by or as if by repeated footsteps
there was still a faint track through the underbrush that indicated where the path used to be
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as in route
the direction along which something or someone moves
I followed the track of the thief's eyes as he watched the woman put the money into her purse and walk away
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as in to chase
to go after or on the track of
predators stealthily tracking their prey
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as in to traverse
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 track
Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2025
Efforts to get the discussion back on track can in turn create conflict.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
Billboard has partnered with Gabb Wireless, a phone company for kids and teens, to present a monthly chart tracking on-demand streams via its Gabb Music platform.
—Kevin Rutherford, Billboard, 16 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Langford – a track star -- is exceptionally fast, especially for a quarterback, running the 40 in 4.46.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2025
Efforts to get the discussion back on track can in turn create conflict.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Verb
In this study, researchers followed about 280,000 participants who were ages 71 to 88 and were without dementia at the onset and tracked their diagnosis of dementia for seven years.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
Billboard has partnered with Gabb Wireless, a phone company for kids and teens, to present a monthly chart tracking on-demand streams via its Gabb Music platform.
—Kevin Rutherford, Billboard, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for track
Noun
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Buy a peck from the shed or U-pick, visit the education center and butterfly garden, listen to live music, and follow the walking trails throughout the property.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
13 Apr. 2025
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It can be reached by walking about a half-mile west on the unpaved upper trail from the western parking area at Black Miners Bar.—
Hector Amezcua,
Sacbee.com,
13 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Kelenic also doesn't have a clear path to playing time in Atlanta.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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They are already scheduled to appear before the board on June 13 as part of a comprehensive risk assessment report ordered by Newsom, who is considering the brothers’ clemency request – a separate potential path out of prison.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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American military veteran hijacks plane in Belize, officials say The airplane, which had only 14 passengers on board, had been due to fly the short route from Corozal near the Mexican border to San Pedro, a popular tourist destination off the coast.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Amanda McPherson, 38, and Johnathon McPherson, 27, were caught when detectives discovered seemingly unrelated cases of fraud shared the same postal routes, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office said in an April 17 news release.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The Cultural Toll The U.S. may still be the ultimate prize, but for many international artists and their teams, the cost of chasing it is starting to outweigh the payoff.—
Alex Ashley,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2025
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Catch up on the latest energy news: PRO: To chase or not to chase?—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Glass surfaces, traversed by gentle waves, evoke the depth of water and its ever-changing reflections, offering a constantly evolving visual expression.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
7 Apr. 2025
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Kenna Forde has also pegged Japanese label Shushu/Tong for Lower, the Japanese brand that traverses the hyper-feminine and more subversive, sensual takes on corporate wear that harks back to Helly.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
6 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Strategist, Neil Richardson, suggests that our digital shadows, the sum total of our online expressions and biometric traces, may soon outlive us, creating some kind of posthumous identity that transcends mortality.—
Tracey Follows,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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This is how breaks with reality occur now, aided, in part, by the internet’s justification machine, which is an efficient mechanism for dispelling any trace of cognitive dissonance.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Vilnius already has 926 miles of footpath and a network of walking trails, including 24 leisure trails and 16 everyday routes.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Nearly six decades ago, Peralta Park was home to a community amusement park with circus-like attractions, but on Wednesday there were few strollers around and only a smattering of tents on the footpath above the channel.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Credit to Mattice for stepping up but there's nobody at 130 pounds getting in my way.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The best way to prevent type 2 diabetes is to shift toward a healthier lifestyle.—
Julia Ries,
Health,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Track.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/track. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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