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pursue
verb as in chase, follow
Strong matches
accompany, attend, badger, bait, bug, chivy, dog, fish, harass, harry, haunt, hound, hunt, oppress, persevere, persist, plague, ride, shadow, stalk, tag, tail, trace, track, trail
Weak matches
bird-dog, camp on the doorstep of, give chase, hunt down, move behind, nose around, play catch up, poke around, prowl after, run after, run down, scout out, search for, search high heaven, search out, take out after, track down
verb as in have as one's goal
Weak matches
aim for, aspire to, go in for, go out for, have a go at, strive for, try for, work for, work toward
verb as in persist, persevere
Weak matches
chase after, go for, pay attention, pay court, play up to, sweetheart
Example Sentences
A person familiar with India’s investigation process disputed that, and said officials pursued various aspects of the investigation simultaneously.
In 1950s New York City, table tennis player Marty Reisman begins to make his name as he pursues a dream few people around him respect.
It says it plans to pursue all legal remedies and monetary damages related to stranded assets and expenditures on the pipeline system.
We mourn and grieve, we miss those we’ve lost or said goodbye to, and we pursue both love and memory with such fervency that the rest of the world blurs.
Still, the actor said he is using this time as an opportunity to explore new career paths, including his passion for music, something he’d never before had the chance to really pursue.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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