as in pursuit
the act of going after or in the tracks of another
the detectives' trailing of the suspect led them to the stolen merchandise
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as in chasing
to go after or on the track of
we trailed our friend into the woods, inadvertently spoiling his plans for a solitary hike
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Recent Examples of trailing
Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
The Lions will take over on their own 20 trailing 23-13.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
Detroit will take over trailing 23-13.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
That’s exactly what Detroit — trailing 23-7 — needed.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
The Red Sox lost the first three games of the ALCS to the Yankees and were trailing 4-3 in the bottom of the ninth.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
The Colombian pop star was awarded a whopping eight trophies during Sunday’s Telemundo broadcast, with Peso Pluma and Bad Bunny trailing closely behind with six awards each.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2024
Microsoft stock has risen about 12% so far this year, trailing most of its peers and even the broader S&P 500 index.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024
Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets slipped on Tuesday, trailing a mixed session on Wall Street.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
Verb
Mah is currently trailing behind Jessica Speiser in the race for her seat on the county’s board of education.
—Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
The Lions will take over on their own 20 trailing 23-13.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
Detroit will take over trailing 23-13.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
That’s exactly what Detroit — trailing 23-7 — needed.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
The Red Sox lost the first three games of the ALCS to the Yankees and were trailing 4-3 in the bottom of the ninth.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
The Colombian pop star was awarded a whopping eight trophies during Sunday’s Telemundo broadcast, with Peso Pluma and Bad Bunny trailing closely behind with six awards each.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2024
Microsoft stock has risen about 12% so far this year, trailing most of its peers and even the broader S&P 500 index.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024
Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets slipped on Tuesday, trailing a mixed session on Wall Street.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trailing
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Soto is up to the taking a meeting phase of one of baseball’s biggest free agent sagas that is perhaps is seeing more details than the pursuit of Shohei Ohtani, who went from allegedly signing with the Toronto Blue Jays to actually joining the Dodgers on a massively deferred deal.Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Fremont County deputies and troopers with the Iowa State Patrol chased the Kia in a pursuit that crossed over into Missouri, the sheriff's office said.Doha Madani, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2024
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Brownsville is currently home to a landing pad, launch facility, launch control center and tracking station.Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
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The easy movement tracking function is ideal for remote filming at conferences, live streaming and just general video content.Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Proving their mettle and pursuing their goal was a shared aspiration that came to define both John’s and David’s lives—one cut short and one long and happy.Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
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This persistent imbalance is not merely a numbers game but a reflection of broader societal attitudes and structural barriers that continue to deter young women from pursuing these fields.Kath Mackay, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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There’s also a fine line between holding AI content producers accountable and policing individual speech through more sophisticated tracing.Zeyi Yang, WIRED, 27 Sep. 2024
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The data on testing and tracing shows a similar variation.Ashish Jha, Foreign Affairs, 22 Sep. 2020
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Selling, general, and administrative expenses decreased to $23,008,000 from $25,617,000, primarily due to efficiencies achieved from integration efforts following the Business Combination.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Southport has extended its deadline to consummate a business combination to September 30, 2025, following stockholder approval of the Third Extension Amendment Proposal and the Redemption Limitation Amendment Proposal.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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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
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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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“Trailing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trailing. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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