tracked (down)

verb

Definition of tracked (down)next
past tense of track (down)
as in found
to come upon after searching, study, or effort I'll try to track down his last known address

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  1. found
  2. learned
  3. discovered
  4. located
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  • Before founding her company, Courtney worked at agencies and corporate companies along the East Coast.
    Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Hannity started working at the network in 1996, when it was founded, while Earhardt joined in 2007.
    Lexi Carson, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of found
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  • As the industry moves forward, the lessons learned from OpenAI's challenges and adaptations in 2024 will likely influence AI development and governance for years to come.
    Sol Rashidi, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • This wouldn't be the first time an owner learned their cat's gender was different from what they were originally told.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of learned
Verb
  • Biologist Hugh Gabriel discovered a new species of frog in Madagascar that spend their entire lives in trees in the rainforest and have a lifestyle unique for frogs.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Millions of genetically identical individual animals called polyps combine to form the largest coral to ever be discovered, and it can even be seen from space.
    Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of discovered
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  • The 185-year-old American Baptist congregation, located in downtown Waukesha, is slowly reversing what's lately been seen as an inevitable decline among mainline Protestant churches.
    Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Ju Ji-Hoon stars as Jung Won-Young, the enigmatic owner of the titular light shop, located at the end of a foreboding dark alley.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of located
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