traced

verb

past tense of trace
1
as in defined
to draw or make apparent the outline of trace your hand onto this piece of paper

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2
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 However, Wendel said more information can be traced, from the real-time location of a specific garment to the sizes and variants customers ask for in the fitting room. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026 Explainable And Traceable Workflows The third foundation is ensuring every recommendation and action can be understood and traced. — Stephen MacFarlane, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026 No doubt this can be traced back to numerous flaws, but the main one is that the later opera was just a pale copy of its predecessor. — Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026 How President Bush’s speech resonated And for many scholars, those efforts can be traced back to President Bush’s Islamic Center speech. — Howard Lafranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Sep. 2026 The 2011 food safety law called on manufacturers to place bar codes on each batch of produce, so that it can be quickly traced in the event of contamination. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026 Leon Black’s main passion is art, a love that can easily be traced back to his mother, the artist, and to his aunt, the art dealer, and to her husband, his uncle, who was also an artist. — William D. Cohan, ARTnews.com, 8 Sep. 2026 As the 25th anniversary approaches, here’s how much of the way Americans fly today can be traced back to that morning. — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 The holiday’s roots can be traced back to the late 19th century, when labor activists lobbied for a federal holiday to recognize the many contributions workers made to the country’s strength and well-being. — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for traced
  1. defined
  2. chased
  3. outlined
  4. tracked
  5. sketched
  6. pursued
  7. followed
  8. escorted
Verb
  • The tropical cyclone reached Category 5, defined by sustained winds of 157 mph or greater, overnight Friday before losing some of its steam and settling into Category 4’s limits of sustained winds of 130 to 156 mph by Saturday.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026
  • How can children manage recurring memories of planes taking down the skyscrapers that defined their childhood landscape?
    — Dr. Victor Fornari, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of defined
Verb
  • There’s nothing to commemorate the day federal agents chased Leodegario Martínez Barradas into the parking lot of a car dealership, placed him in handcuffs and led him away.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • In that start, Cole was chased after 2 1/3 innings pitched, allowing seven runs.
    — Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of chased
Verb
  • If a community cannot show that its levee meets the minimum design, operations and maintenance requirements outlined in the Code of Federal Regulations, areas behind the levee will be considered unprotected against the 1% annual chance flood.
    — Kaleigh Yost, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The memo cited a Law Department estimate of about 35,000 potential plaintiffs — roughly 10,000 of whom were expected to file claims — as a result of the September 11 attacks and outlined legislative options to limit the city’s legal liability.
    — Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of outlined
Verb
  • Carroll and Tooley would hook up again in the second quarter when Tooley tracked a deflected pass and gathered it in the end zone for an 8-yard touchdown.
    — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Millions of dollars invested, millions tracked In Broward, Florida’s second most-populous county, law enforcement agencies have spent over $3 million combined to build their surveillance networks.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of tracked
Verb
  • Margaret Keane’s big-eyed children gaze unabashedly at a girl sketched by Pablo Picasso, and cartoonist Rose O’Neill rubs elbows with Vincent van Gogh.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The breakthrough came from a British engineer who sketched a solution using wooden coffee stirrers.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of sketched
Verb
  • More recently, Kiffin pursued a pair of players who spent offseason time on NFL rosters.
    — Seth Emerson, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Pancho’s brothers pursued their own leads, at one point visiting a local leader of organized crime.
    — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of pursued
Verb
  • More redrawing followed this year after the United States Supreme Court weakened protections for districts drawn to benefit minorities.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The second phase will be adoption, followed by a third phase of transformation over the next decade.
    — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of followed
Verb
  • Suddenly, Perez, a seemingly uninvolved Heights player, was removed from the game and escorted off the field by Siegal.
    — Emily Ohman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The 29-mile ride is fully police escorted, and fire-supported.
    — The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Sun, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of escorted

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“Traced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traced. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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