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on the scent

ADJECTIVE

following

Synonyms

STRONGEST

coming consecutive ensuing subsequent succeeding successive

STRONG

attendant back hinder latter posterior pursuing rear resulting serial specified then trailing

WEAK

a while later after a while afterward coming after coming next consequent consequential directly after henceforth in pursuit in search of in the wake of later later on next next off presently proximate sequent sequential seriate supervenient when

Antonyms

STRONG

front preceding

WEAK

first leading

Example Sentences

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Bear, an 11-year-old Australian Koolie, was one of the first dogs in the country to be trained on the scent of koala fur.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Over the course of an hour, the dogs got on the scent of a female mountain lion and scared her into a tree.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2023

Officers have discontinued vehicle and person searches that are conducted based solely on the scent of marijuana.

From Fox News • Jun. 7, 2021

Whenever the word “oil” is mentioned, Perry responds like a dog on the scent of a hamburger.

From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2017

Can it still pick up on the scent of the bait I was cutting up and tossing over?

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick

on the scent

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