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 The Georgia Secretary of State's Office said the discrepancy was traced to results from a memory card that had not been uploaded into the county's election-management system. — Oliver Trapnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Nov. 2026 Across two consecutive days, the Princess’s choices traced a line through three generations of royal women. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 8 Nov. 2026 Climatologist Kenny Blumenfeld says the moisture can be traced right back to the Pacific, home of the ongoing super El Niño. — CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026 Authorities also traced details in some photographs to a hotel in the Philippines. — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026 Geologists have traced it across most of North America and parts of northern Europe and northern China. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026 Park traced her fashion sensibility to her childhood in Seoul, where her parents taught her that clothing could communicate identity through the smallest details. — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026 British Vogue’s November 2025 coverage traced the shoe’s path from an early fashion curiosity to a months-long waiting list at one London retailer. — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026 Researchers traced the air masses associated with the storms and found that most had passed over Fresno and Madera counties, suggesting the Central Valley could be a source of the pollution. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for traced
  1. defined
  2. chased
  3. outlined
  4. tracked
  5. sketched
  6. pursued
  7. followed
  8. escorted
Verb
  • East Aurora, like the rest of the state, continues to struggle with chronic absenteeism — defined as students who have missed 10% or more of school.
    — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026
  • It's also defined by tons of glazing, including windows and large operable doors.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of defined
Verb
  • Last year, Rich County Sheriff Dale Stacey said detectives had chased reports of sightings across multiple states and urged the public to preserve any photographic or timestamped evidence.
    — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • An officer chased Burch into an apartment complex near Eagle Springs Way and used a Taser on him, police said.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of chased
Verb
  • Charges against Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, a dual Iranian-Iraqi national; Mohsen Mohajeri, an Iranian national; and Mohammad Ali al-Hassani, an Iraqi national, were outlined in a superseding indictment unsealed in Manhattan federal court.
    — Larry Neumeister, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026
  • In its 2026 securities filing, SpaceX outlined a long-term ambition to deploy up to 100 GW of power to orbit annually.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of outlined
Verb
  • Collectors' three card-grading brands accounted for roughly 71% of August grading volume among the major firms tracked by industry analyst GemRate.
    — Matthew Tan, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Strategies built around predictable funnels, easily tracked interactions and a single view of the customer may leave important parts of the decision-making process out of view.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of tracked
Verb
  • In conversation with Amanda Smith, CEO of WWD-parent Fairchild Media Group, Anghelina sketched out a picture of how fashion companies can use AI to to supercharge their businesses.
    — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Personalities are sketched only in the margins, mostly via brief snippets of chatter between rounds of gunfire.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of sketched
Verb
  • Yet Television’s peak era was brief, lasting for just two albums before the band split in 1978 and Verlaine and Lloyd pursued solo careers, although the band reformed in 1992 and regrouped several times over the years.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The American people deserve to know what the priorities are, what changes are being pursued and how success will be measured.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of pursued
Verb
  • The lobby lounge serves afternoon tea followed by evening drinks.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Lull in activity Saturday afternoon through Sunday, followed by additional snow Sunday night through Monday.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of followed
Verb
  • Videos posted on social media show a crowd of protesters in Dublin, some carrying Palestinian flags, throwing objects toward the former president and his family members as they are escorted into a waiting car.
    — Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Husband was taken into custody after ship returned Watford was taken into custody the next morning after the vessel returned to Galveston, where a passenger on the ship posted a video of Watford being escorted off the ship in handcuffs.
    — Anna Wilder, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of escorted

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

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