TRACED Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

traced

verb

Definition of traced next

past tense of trace

as in defined

to draw or make apparent the outline of trace your hand onto this piece of paper

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as in chased

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 traced To confirm the streaks were genuine, the team carefully traced them back to a single region near the moon’s edge – well away from the area where sunlight hit directly. —

Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 8 Mar. 2026 Detectives traced the ownership of the car back to a Pueblo address and then honed in on a cellphone that pinged cell towers in Pueblo, Littleton, and Denver during the time before, during, and after the shooting. —

Austen Erblat, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026 Investigators soon realized the suspect had taken one of their vehicles and traced its movements to Colorado, where Miller was arrested early the morning of March 5, officials have said. —

Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2026 This specific form of light, known as Lyman-alpha, is produced when hydrogen atoms are energized by radiation from young, hot stars, creating a distinctive ultraviolet glow that can be traced across vast cosmic distances. —

Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 5 Mar. 2026 The purchases were traced to money from Goliath, Watson said. —

Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026 Exploring The Silk Road Once in Kyrgyzstan, the pair traced one of the country’s ancient trading paths – part of the Silk Road network. —

Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2026 Taillon’s connection to Canada can be traced to his maternal grandmother, who came to Canada as a refugee from Hungary during World War II. —

Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026 Anderson traced the truck to the address of Friedmann’s friend Ferris Marone. —

James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026

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Tubac Country Inn Conveniently located near the village shops and restaurants, Tubac Country Inn has six suites defined by their historic accents and southwestern decor.

— Molly Allen, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
The letter codified the idea that the modern West—defined by liberalism, constitutionalism, and multi-party democracy—could be separated, conceptually, from the ancient West, as represented by Greece and Rome.

— Chang Che, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026