tracks 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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He tracks down aging civil servants and former royals, often inviting us along on the quest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Yet his team tracks down illegal websites and monitors social media to stamp out sales of fake “skinny jabs.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2024

Crucial to Valmond’s approach are old photographs, which he tracks down from various online sources, and sometimes from family members or associates of the figures he’s spotlighting.

From New York Times • Jan. 3, 2024

Then he tracks down Omegle's elusive creator, Leif Brooks.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2023

And Finn had tear tracks down his cheeks, along with a bubble of snot threatening to balloon out of one of his nostrils.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix