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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
The growth of Nigeria’s film industry can be traced, curiously enough, to a time of neglect.
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Daron James, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
Per Rist, 22 contact cases have been traced.
—Tiago Ventura, Time, 11 May 2026
Investigators later traced the roughly 400-year-old artifact to a New England antiques dealer, who had purchased it from another dealer in Italy.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
Hydrogen isotope ratios, specifically, can be traced back to reveal how much and when water fell onto a plant.
—Hannah Richter, Scientific American, 7 May 2026
They had been repatriated from New York last month after being traced through Sotheby’s and shipped back to Malaysia on April 14.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 6 May 2026
But 20 people still needed to be traced, including five people who may have been on flights to South Africa with some of the passengers as well as flight crew members.
—ABC News, 6 May 2026
Models came to his Potrero Hill studio and lay on fragile sheets of translucent paper while Ed traced their outlines.
—Emilie Hardman, JSTOR Daily, 6 May 2026
The team's clever simulations traced the journey of various types of gas, carefully avoiding the usual shortcuts in models that can often lead to fuzzy answers.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 4 May 2026
Daron James, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
Per Rist, 22 contact cases have been traced.
—Tiago Ventura, Time, 11 May 2026
Investigators later traced the roughly 400-year-old artifact to a New England antiques dealer, who had purchased it from another dealer in Italy.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
Hydrogen isotope ratios, specifically, can be traced back to reveal how much and when water fell onto a plant.
—Hannah Richter, Scientific American, 7 May 2026
They had been repatriated from New York last month after being traced through Sotheby’s and shipped back to Malaysia on April 14.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 6 May 2026
But 20 people still needed to be traced, including five people who may have been on flights to South Africa with some of the passengers as well as flight crew members.
—ABC News, 6 May 2026
Models came to his Potrero Hill studio and lay on fragile sheets of translucent paper while Ed traced their outlines.
—Emilie Hardman, JSTOR Daily, 6 May 2026
The team's clever simulations traced the journey of various types of gas, carefully avoiding the usual shortcuts in models that can often lead to fuzzy answers.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 4 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for traced
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For a player whose career has always been defined by popularity, near-misses and unfinished major championship business, that’s more than enough to make the golf world pay attention again.—
Dan Zaksheske OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2026
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The Emmys are supposed to identify and honor the TV that defined the previous year.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
10 May 2026
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In April, Clarke was arrested on drug charges in Arkansas after he was chased by authorities, CBS affiliate WREG-TV reported.—
Alex Sundby,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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The bear chased other groups of visitors.—
Mark Price
May 12,
Charlotte Observer,
12 May 2026
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The countries of Asia are commonly grouped into five subregions—East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, and Western Asia (the Middle East)—as outlined below.—
Ethan Teekah,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
11 May 2026
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On May 4 Ireland became the 66th nation to sign NASA’s Artemis Accords, which call for the peaceful, cooperative human exploration of the moon and Mars, as outlined by the 1967 Outer Space Treaty.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
11 May 2026
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None of the six Southern California counties from Ventura County to San Diego County tracked by Attom saw median condo prices rise year over year.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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So far, the object has been tracked only 24 times over several days.—
Matthew Glasser,
ABC News,
13 May 2026
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The dress, which was designed by Jonathan Anderson for Dior, could be seen sketched on paper in pinks and whites.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
5 May 2026
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Planners razed coconut plantations, sketched marina slips and golf courses, and ordained where tourists would sleep, eat, and jet ski.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
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General manager Morgan Tuck said part of the reason the team pursued Griner in free agency was to help establish the franchise’s culture amid its rebuild, and her impact shows in the instant chemistry the team has found on and off the court.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
8 May 2026
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International criminal court complaints for transnational repression on the territory of member states could potentially also be pursued.—
Irwin Cotler,
Time,
8 May 2026
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Being separated from her parents as a baby was an unhealed sorrow for Heidi, and her anguish followed her into the messy intimacy of family life.—
Nicholas Dawidoff,
New Yorker,
10 May 2026
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Albies and Olson followed with consecutive two-run singles.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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Two Russian military ships, the Ivan Gren and Aleksandr Otrakovsky, escorted the vessel, and on the morning of December 22, the Portuguese navy dropped the tail, the statement added.—
Pau Mosquera,
CNN Money,
12 May 2026
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Oduor was seen on surveillance videos outside of a Fells Point bar, which Costa said he had been escorted out of.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
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“Traced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traced. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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