trailed

verb

past tense of trail
as in chased
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 trailed The Sox trailed by four runs, but had the bases loaded with two outs in the sixth inning. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026 Houston trailed by one, and whomever Espada hit would’ve represented the go-ahead run. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026 The Dream trailed the Lynx for just 31 seconds, all in the first minute of Sunday afternoon’s action. — Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 31 Aug. 2026 Texas trailed 5-1 before rallying to bring the tying run to the plate in the eighth. — ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026 Eventually, no mix of rotations in that quarter worked as the Liberty recorded just 11 points in the period and trailed by 12 going into halftime. — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, Huiracocha drove in a separate vehicle and trailed Murillo on the highway. — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026 Tampa Bay had lost seven of its last 10, but never trailed against the Tigers, who have lost six straight and nine of 10 to fall way behind in the race for the final AL wild card. — Dave Hogg, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026 Atlanta trailed 37-36 at halftime before starting the third quarter on a 9-2 run. — Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trailed
  1. chased
  2. tracked
  3. pursued
  4. followed
  5. escorted
  6. traced
  7. accompanied
Verb
  • The Brewers regained a two-run lead in the sixth on David Hamilton’s RBI single that chased Bradford, who gave up nine hits and three runs in 5 2/3 innings.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The Dodgers loaded the bases again in the eighth but came up empty when Muncy chased a splitter out of the strike zone on the ninth-pitch of his at-bat against reliever Didier Fuentes.
    — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of chased
Verb
  • The fatal shooting is Kansas City’s 87th homicide this year, according to data tracked by The Star.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The second system being tracked by the NHC was a weak area of low pressure with disorganized cloudiness and showers located in the northeastern and north-central Gulf.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of tracked
Verb
  • Ukraine, for its part, has pursued long-range drone strikes on Russian oil refineries and logistics hubs, seeking to raise the cost of the war for Moscow and test President Vladimir Putin's resolve after more than four-and-a-half years of conflict.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
  • That’s on top of other improvements Kee has already pursued on his home or plans to do, both inside and out.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of pursued
Verb
  • Crude-tanker stocks have led the rally, up 120% year-to-date, followed by car carriers, gas carriers and dry-bulk shippers, Lloyd's data show.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Officers followed the sounds of the gunfire to another floor, where a smoky haze limited their visibility.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of followed
Verb
  • Most airlines now require unaccompanied minors to be escorted to their departure gates and met at the arrival gates by an adult guardian.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Ragland escorted Meghan to her nuptials and has been a presence in both of her grandchildren’s — Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet — lives.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of escorted
Verb
  • Thus far, these states are the only ones the CDC has confirmed as related to one another and traced back to the lettuce.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • One person died from a listeria infection traced to ricotta cheese.
    — Dylan Scott, Vox, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of traced
Verb
  • Amin also accompanied the crown prince on his visit to Washington last year, where the governments of the two countries announced a strategic AI partnership.
    — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2026
  • While sometimes vitriolic discussions about the gargantuan structures have accompanied increasingly unavoidable AI conversations, data centers themselves have been around since the 1940s.
    — Greta Reich, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of accompanied

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“Trailed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trailed. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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