TRAILED Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

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 Chiefs trailed until the fourth quarter, when Kenneth Walker III rushed for a pair of touchdowns mere seconds apart. — Jeff Rosen, Kansas City Star, 4 Oct. 2026 The Rams trailed, 20-10, at halftime, as the Eagles turned two interceptions into 10 points, and Jalen Hurts tossed two touchdown passes to receiver Darius Cooper. — Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026 The Falcons never trailed with Szarka scoring on a 1-yard run to complete a 14-play, 65-yard drive that lasted nearly eight minutes. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026 In game one, the Braves trailed late while trying to mount a comeback against typically dominant closer Jhoan Duran. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Styled by Serge Normant and colored by Gina Gilbert, the hairdo trailed behind her like a multidimensional shadow, blending gray, blond and brunette tones. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026 East Aurora trailed three times, but Becker had two short TD runs and another TD pass of 4 yards to senior receiver Alexander Carter. — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026 The Boll Weevils trailed 17-0 in the second quarter before rallying back. — Erick Taylor, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026 The program was trailed in Puck yesterday and Sloss will discuss it publicly for the first time on stage at today’s Zurich Summit. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2026

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Know More Private-credit firms are one of the fastest-growing borrower sets for banks, which were chased out of risky lending after the 2008 crisis but have since found their way back into the trade by lending to the firms that replaced them.

— Ellen DiMauro, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
My father, a Brazilian immigrant, chased after the man, and helped the police make an arrest.

— Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of chased

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Why is the most expensive defense option always the one pursued when the most useful one might be available down the street at the local Source for Sports supply shop?

— Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
Viet Tan, a pro-democracy group composed of members of the Vietnamese diaspora, published a report in September that documented 20 cases where Vietnamese authorities pursued critics and activists outside its own borders.

— Shibani Mahtani, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of pursued

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During his speech, Vance was twice interrupted by protesters who were booed by the crowd and promptly escorted out.

— Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
Aces' Jackie Young had two male Fever fans escorted from their seats at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

— Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of escorted

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Another 23 passengers on the flight and four crew members, who traveled on the same plane from Uganda, were being traced.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
In front of the Acropolis, Rubio traced the development of the West from ancient Greece through Rome, European Christianity and eventually the United States, citing Alexander the Great, Caesar, Charlemagne and Columbus along the way.

— Olivia Gazis, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of traced

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In contrast to previous technology booms, this time around there appears to be a stronger expectation that wealth should be accompanied by responsibility.

— Joe Crome, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
They’ll be accompanied onstage by real-life couple Harry Hamlin and Lisa Rinna.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026

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