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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tracks down

Mr. Nguyễn, whom Mr. Knight tracks down, insists the photo is his.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025

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

When she finally tracks down parents who have had children taken away, they usually don't believe at first that they could get them back.

From BBC ● May 8, 2023

Last year, there were 280 derailments on mainline tracks, down from 294 in 2021 and well below the 341 in 2019, according to federal data.

From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2023

With the help of some microbrigade friends in the capital, Celia tracks down the santera from east Havana who had diagnosed her in 1934, when she was dying of love for the Spaniard.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García