chases 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of chase
1
as in outs
to drive or force out chased the cat out of the garden

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2
as in pursues
to go after or on the track of a dog that likes to chase cars

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3
as in hunts
to seek out (game) for food or sport owls often chase mice in the dark

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4
as in rushes
to proceed or move quickly they chased all over the place to find the missing child

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chases

2 of 2

noun

plural of chase
as in quarries
an animal that is hunted or killed the gazelle is a favorite chase of lions

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Recent Examples of chases
Verb
Mortgage interest rates are climbing faster than a squirrel scaling a tree after my dog chases it. — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026 Be the man who chases, not the man who laughs with the group. — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026 In March, Toku launched an AI agent that not only chases payments over WhatsApp, email, or voice, but can also arrange repayment plans—which the company says has reduced unrecoverable debts by up to half. — Harry Booth, Time, 30 Sep. 2026 The Sköll is named after the giant wolf who relentlessly chases the sun across the sky in Norse mythology. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2026 In Norse mythology, Sköll is the name of a giant wolf that chases the sun across the sky. — New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026 Now Stahlman chases ducks all over the country and spends his winter guiding in Oklahoma through Legends Waterfowl. — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 9 Sep. 2026 In the video, Hilton’s 3-year-old son Phoenix can be seen giggling as the puppy playfully chases him around the room while 2-year-old sister London looks on. — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026 That’s one reason there are so many arguments over the value of a team, or an athlete, or sports more generally, as more and more money chases something essentially priceless—or misappropriated, depending on your view. — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
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The pair are then thrown back into a world of high-speed car chases, international crime and kidnapping in Spain, as their fragile relationship is tested to the core. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026 According to Perez, his audience for police chases has even eclipsed that of his primary job as an NBA commentator. — Anusha Praturu, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026 The air space easily becomes crowded and in the case of moving stories like car chases, a bit unpredictable and chaotic. — Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026 While some agencies have restricted pursuits over safety concerns, others such as Arkansas, Florida and Georgia state police have leaned into high-speed chases and PITs also in the name of safety, Gleason said. — Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026 The clever premise provides the opportunity for plenty of high-octane action sequences, including fistfights, shootouts, explosions and car chases, with the hapless Ben providing comic relief from Hank’s Terminator-like indestructibility. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026 The almost 27-minute-long trailer features a whirlwind of gameplay to expect at launch in November, including car chases, heists, and robberies, plus various side missions such as scuba diving, weightlifting, and maybe even backyard wrestling. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026 King benefited from seven chases on first pitches but mostly did hit his spots in the zone. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2026 Police in west suburban Oak Brook used a new tool aimed at limiting high-speed chases to catch a fleeing van while responding to a burglary call overnight. — Tara Molina, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chases
  1. outs
  2. pursues
  3. hunts
  4. rushes
  5. quarries
  6. ejects
  7. tracks
  8. scurries
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  • When Schaesta Ama outs him and kicks him out of their home, Payam comes to Mansur’s aide (albeit temporarily) but does not invite him up into his caste for more than an afternoon.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
  • At first the killer is revealed to be Miss Scarlet (Lesley Ann Warren), and Wadsworth outs himself as FBI.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of outs
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  • At first, McConnell backs toward the officers but then runs off, and law enforcement pursues him.
    — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The vast majority of people the state pursues for prison liens, however, have even less.
    — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of pursues
Verb
  • They are trapped inside and have to complete six games and escape for a supernatural figure hunts them down.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Jordan hunts estate sales, thrift stores and EcoSet, flips Facebook Marketplace scores and tends an ever-growing plant collection, treating her cozy apartment as a long-term nesting ground between film and TV jobs.
    — Lina Abascal, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
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  • By Saturday, high temperatures will plummet down to the low 80s and upper 70s degrees or lower across a majority of the Central Valley as a breeze rushes in and fall finally says hello.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • As the industry rushes to try to understand how to capitalize on that momentum, Parsons is already looking ahead.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026
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Noun
  • The palace sits in the historic center of Estremoz, known for its white marble quarries.
    — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area is home to the tallest lighthouse on the Oregon Coast (built in 1872), plus picturesque quarries and plenty of wildlife spotting opportunities, from harbor seals to bald eagles.
    — Sierra Vandervort, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of quarries
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  • More than anything, the problem lies in the execution — as an absolutely catastrophic event effectively ejects Coulter and Fetters’ main character from his own story and into the abyss of early 2000s political turmoil.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026
  • This development forcibly ejects the mild-mannered mammal into both his parents’ den and the wild — literally — world of dating, where smelling suitors’ pee takes the place of an app profile.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 22 May 2026
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  • As the name suggests, the reference combines a perpetual calendar that tracks leap years and varying month lengths without correction until the next century, and a rattrapante, or split-seconds, chronograph capable of timing two events at once.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2026
  • At Edward Jones, CIO Kevin Adams has moved part of managerial memory and follow-through into an AI system that tracks context across enterprise programs and committees.
    — Keith Ferrazzi, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of tracks
Verb
  • Inside Botánica Santo Tomas in Wilton Manors, store owner Héctor Giovanni Pizarro Santana sweeps the floor as his tiny Chihuahua, Bella, scurries behind him.
    — Delia Sauer, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, in King’s Landing, Alicent scurries the great halls, desperate to shore up support for her plan to hand Rhaenyra the Red Keep.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 June 2026
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“Chases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chases. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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