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 Before the launch of ChatGPT, the price-to-earnings multiple of the SOX trailed the S & P's by about 9%, according to Arya's calculations. — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 25 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 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 behind in the race for the final AL wild card. — CBS News, 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 The Jayhawks trailed by six and got the ball at their 11 with 17 seconds left, but Missouri sealed the 36-28 victory with a safety when Lorenzo Williams sacked Reesing in the end zone. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026 Buford trailed 13-10 midway in the third quarter and had only 44 total yards to that point but outscored Gainesville 29-6 the rest of the way. — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 24 Aug. 2026 Wexler won an Oscar for his work, which included a pioneering 2-minute, 15-second Steadicam shot that trailed and then led David Carradine as the folk singer through a crowd of migrant workers. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026 Canada leads on stability and institutional quality, but has historically trailed peers on labor productivity, business scaling and domestic market size. — Control Risks, Forbes.com, 18 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
  • The announcement followed Tilbury’s 2022 appointment as the trust’s ambassador for enterprise and coincided with its 50th anniversary gala, held in New York.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Her parents, Dana and Barb Smith, soon followed, buying a house in Billings near their daughter’s home.
    — Matthew Brown, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of followed
Verb
  • Freedom stopped near the basket to plead his case to security as he was escorted from the court area.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Kanter Freedom stopped near the basket to plead his case to security as he was escorted from the court area.
    — Doug Feinberg, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 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
  • Be sure to watch for Ralphie running across the field (hopefully accompanied by her handlers) and Uga's shenanigans.
    — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Gunn wrote in his post, accompanied by two photographs with the crew.
    — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of accompanied

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“Trailed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trailed. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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