1
: the assigning of students to a curricular track
2
: the standard distance between adjacent characters (as in composed text) : letterspacing compare kerning
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took a class in the tracking of game that the hunters' association offers
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
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Another potential tropical disturbance popped up on the National Hurricane Center's tracking chart on Saturday, July 12.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
The two trips took 14 to 18 hours longer, on average, than the other journeys the gull took during the week-long tracking period, according to the paper.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 July 2025
From health tracking and emergency detection to texting and taking calls, the Apple Watch SE can truly do it all right from your wrist.
—Nicol Natale, People.com, 12 July 2025
Another potential tropical disturbance popped up on the National Hurricane Center's tracking chart on Saturday, July 12.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 12 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for tracking
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“Tracking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tracking. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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