tracked down

VERB

follow, pursue

Synonyms

WEAK

apprehend be hot on the trail beat the bushes bird-dog bring to light capture catch chase cover dig up discover do dog dog footsteps of draw an inference expose ferret out find go after hunt piece together put together run down scout shadow smell out sniff out stalk stick to tail trace trail travel traverse unearth

Antonyms

WEAK

run away

Example Sentences

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tracked down

Plastin was tracked down using mobile phone data and arrested later that day at Stansted Airport as he tried to board a flight to Ireland.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Al Jazeera and a radio station in Mumbai tracked down my cellphone number and called for comment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

He was eventually tracked down to his £2m home near Abergavenny in Wales where more than 30 vehicles were currently registered, the court heard.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

Five people tested positive for the parasite, and another 42 were identified as sick once they were tracked down using the restaurant’s food-delivery records.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

John Harrison Surratt was eventually tracked down through Canada to Europe, where he served, under a false name, in the pope’s army.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson