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  • past participle of tail.
  • past tense form of tail.
Definitions

tailed

[teyld] / teɪld /


ADJECTIVE
tracked
Synonyms
Antonyms


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Greaves had pushed the ball wide to the left-hander from over the wicket before he tailed a delivery back into Masood who played down the wrong line and inside edged on to his stumps.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

He didn’t notice the gray Acura sedan that tailed him through rush-hour traffic on Sunset Boulevard.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 11, 2026

Canada’s economy rebounded in the first quarter despite signs activity tailed off in March even with a spike in energy prices as the conflict in the Middle East escalated.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 30, 2026

But those lawsuits tailed off after the 1990s as the center increasingly focused on what it calls “tracking hate.”

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 30, 2026

When the road swung away from the stream course heading back toward the north-south highway, the ruins tailed away to the west.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols




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