as in pursuit
the act of going after or in the tracks of another
the tracing of this mountain lion is going to be difficult if the rain washes away all of the tracks
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as in defining
to draw or make apparent the outline of
trace your hand onto this piece of paper
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as in tracking
to go after or on the track of
police traced the burglar back to his apartment, where they discovered a ton of stolen loot
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Recent Examples of tracing
Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
By reducing the need for time-consuming manual point-cloud tracing and data cross-referencing, the new feature helps design teams move more efficiently from raw site capture to CAD-ready drafts and architectural modeling, shortening project turnaround time and reducing manual drafting costs.
—New Atlas, 8 June 2026
Felicity Abbott, CBS News, 16 June 2026
Her work explores landscapes as evolving narratives, tracing relationships between land, labor, and movement.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 15 June 2026
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Noun
That insight allowed the tracing of viral transmission, which in turn enabled him to prove that nurses in hospital maternity wards had been transmitting HSV between infants through a lack of hand-washing.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
By reducing the need for time-consuming manual point-cloud tracing and data cross-referencing, the new feature helps design teams move more efficiently from raw site capture to CAD-ready drafts and architectural modeling, shortening project turnaround time and reducing manual drafting costs.
—New Atlas, 8 June 2026
Verb
There will also be a family tree tracing workshop to celebrate history and community.
—Felicity Abbott, CBS News, 16 June 2026
Her work explores landscapes as evolving narratives, tracing relationships between land, labor, and movement.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 15 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tracing
Noun
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After hours of driving around Los Angeles County, the California Highway Patrol successfully ended the pursuit with a PIT maneuver in Lancaster.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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More a sophisticated salon than sports bar, Champagne is doing the invigorating work for those in the pursuit of luxury and a hat trick that giant LED screens will be doing elsewhere.—
Lilian Raji,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Both came to the Nats in the aforementioned — and franchise-defining — trade away of Soto in 2022.—
Barry Svrluga,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Digital sovereignty is quickly becoming a defining pursuit for countries trying to build strategic autonomy.—
Aidan Gomez,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
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The Desh Vibhor, Desh Vaibhav and Sanmar Herald were observed in the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea on Sunday, after having been last seen signaling their attempt to cross the Strait of Hormuz late Friday, ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg show.—
Weilun Soon,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
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The two aircraft got within several hundred feet of each other, according to a CNN analysis of tracking data from Flightradar24.—
Pete Muntean,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
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Thomas Tuchel, head coach of the England men’s national team, stands before his players in a meeting room in the spring of 2025, outlining the goal for the country’s 2026 World Cup campaign.—
Rustin Dodd,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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The policy says students within Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools retain First Amendment rights while also outlining circumstances the school can restrict speech deemed disruptive.—
Zaire Breedlove,
Charlotte Observer,
17 June 2026
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The lightweight, toner-meets-serum formula also layers in niacinamide and adenosine for anyone chasing a bouncy, healthy glow.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
23 June 2026
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To survive and grow, more wealth management firms are chasing the surging ranks of the extremely wealthy and their more profitable accounts.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
22 June 2026
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Pick a single focus, like sketching ten minutes, and give your craft steady attention today.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
12 June 2026
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Teams can support on tasks ranging from concepts and sketching to 3D tech packs, fabric innovation and washing.—
SJ Studio,
Footwear News,
12 June 2026
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The company has been pursuing eliminating its entire legacy copper landline system across the state to replace it with advanced fiber optic networks.—
Steve Large,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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Dubai’s largest free zone is pursuing an expansion plan focused around food security, at a time when global supply chain vulnerabilities have been starkly exposed by the Iran war.—
Kelsey Warner,
semafor.com,
17 June 2026
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Other wearable tech companies have been circling this space.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
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Soon the sky would grow thick with circling helicopters and would stay that way for more than a week, the cutting of their rotor blades ominous and heartbreaking.—
Karen Valby,
Vanity Fair,
16 June 2026
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“Tracing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tracing. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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