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
Absorptive art beckons the viewer—who chases after that which ignores it, a tale as old as time—whereas the Minimalism Fried attacked was very big, very look-at-me, very exhibitionist. — Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 14 Aug. 2026 Wolverine chases the kidnappers across the rooftops, battling sword-wielding mercenaries and archers who leave arrows embedded in his body. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026 Sales chases quarterly goals; Finance plans around annual cash flow. — Ashish Srimal, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 With Blair determined to stop him, while Leighton relentlessly chases his grand vision of creating a perfect world. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 5 Aug. 2026 All that guessing will create herding and noise trading as the crowd chases the crowd like a dog chases its tail, in a futile attempt to get ahead of the next unpredictable change in what humors the Big Player. — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026 The Pathfinder, with shooters still firing, chases the Jeep down the street, toward downtown Seattle and into the night. — Sydney Brownstone, NPR, 2 Aug. 2026 Gracie sometimes chases Georgie away, but there were no accidents. — Cathy M. Rosenthal, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026 Denny Hamlin, who was born in nearby Tampa, chases the best finish of his 21-year career. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 31 July 2026
Noun
Mullin briefly ordered the agency to end traffic stops and vehicle chases after an ICE agent shot and killed an unarmed Colombian man in Biddeford, Maine. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026 Reps send payment links manually, RevOps patches data and Finance chases numbers that should’ve been captured upstream. — Ashish Srimal, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 The two get into a fight and Ron chases Mike down the street. — Barry Levitt, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026 Troopers used the ramming tactic in 93 of those chases, the data shows. — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 7 Aug. 2026 Tom Holland’s Peter has a favorite bodega, chases bad guys through backyards, and struggles to mix superhero-ing with the academic decathlon. — Darren Franich, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Aug. 2026 The way character Anne chases Leo and infiltrates his apartment and finds ways to be close to him without being next to him that to me was an incredibly exciting thing cinematically. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 July 2026 The woman she is accused of killing, Bouffard, was the second person in a 16-day span to die in police chases in Broward. — Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026 Or, throw a few sprigs on the grill to emit a fragrant smoke that chases mosquitoes away. — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 23 June 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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  • Ezekiel Richardson outs himself as a spy for the Continental Army to Claire.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Luckily, the king’s favorite wife, Esther, outs herself as Jewish.
    — Betsy Andrews, Saveur, 20 Feb. 2026
Definition of outs
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  • So a lying government which pursues different goals at different times has constantly to rewrite its own history.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
  • South Korean riser Haeran Ryu pursues her third major win in a row.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 31 July 2026
Definition of pursues
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  • Now, everyone who hunts whitetails has heard about scrapes, and hunters who correctly utilize scrapes score more consistently than those who don’t.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Here's a look at what the orbiter captured, and what could be next as NASA also hunts for the crash site.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of hunts
Verb
  • After learning about the attack, Joe’s entire team rushes to her home, where the FBI is leading the investigation.
    — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The salsa rushes the senses more thrillingly with its distinct, smoky-cherry notes from chile puya.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of rushes
Noun
  • The white owners sold it for pennies on the acre, determining that more money could be made in developing nearby granite quarries.
    — Deborah Johnson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Front Beach is close enough to downtown for an easy swim between meals, while Halibut Point State Park, a short drive away, trades village charm for granite quarries.
    — Jenn Sinrich, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 July 2026
Definition of quarries
Verb
  • 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
  • At the same time, a salty liquid containing calcium chloride (a salt often used to de-ice roads) is pumped through the regenerator, which carries the heat away and ejects it to the surroundings on exit.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Feb. 2026
Definition of ejects
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  • Leisure reading on screens barely tracks with comprehension; books still hold the real edge.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • As of Friday afternoon, Broward had the lowest turnout so far of all 67 Florida counties, according to a website that tracks turnout everywhere using the counties’ own reporting totals.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of tracks
Verb
  • 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
  • That goes for much here, from the light that scurries away from Benjamín Echazarreta’s muted camera, to the moments of sweetness that punctuate Mariá Portugal’s largely ominous score.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 14 May 2026
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