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  • past tense form of tail.
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tailed

[teyld] / teɪld /


ADJECTIVE
tracked
Synonyms
Antonyms


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She was arrested on 13 December, when she tailed a food delivery worker to enter the property through a side gate.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

However, traffic tailed off the second half of the year, with the L.A. port expecting a single-digit decline in volume this year before Friday’s decision.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 20, 2026

Sauropods were long necked, long tailed plant eaters that grew into the largest animals ever to walk on land, yet their earliest life stages were small, exposed, and highly vulnerable.

From Science Daily Feb. 1, 2026

Norman says that he even had to buy his own ticket to attend the 2024 Masters, where Augusta National Golf Club had him tailed by an undercover official taking notes on his behavior.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 20, 2025

That was why Chiltington had tailed the twin library nerds, Peckleman and Fernandez, upstairs during last night’s dessert hunt.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein




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