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Recent Examples of tracer
Aware has been using tracer particles and its blockchain technology for several years now, applying it to recycled cotton, denim and other materials.
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Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
30 Mar. 2026
In the tense Lebanese capital, Beirut, Israeli surveillance drones buzz overhead while red tracer bullets light up the night skies, fired to warn residents of possible attacks.
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Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
The talc was Katharine’s visual tracer.
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Natalia Sánchez Loayza,
Scientific American,
26 Feb. 2026
The PET scan uses a radioactive drug called a tracer to show both typical and atypical metabolic activity, according to the Mayo Clinic.
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Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
30 Mar. 2026
In the tense Lebanese capital, Beirut, Israeli surveillance drones buzz overhead while red tracer bullets light up the night skies, fired to warn residents of possible attacks.
—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
The talc was Katharine’s visual tracer.
—
Natalia Sánchez Loayza,
Scientific American,
26 Feb. 2026
The PET scan uses a radioactive drug called a tracer to show both typical and atypical metabolic activity, according to the Mayo Clinic.
—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tracer
Noun
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This one also doubles as a GPS tracker, bug detector, and safety alarm.
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The 24 satellites increased the total number of active relays in the Starlink network to more than 10,700, according to tracker Jonathan McDowell.
Noun
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The life-size robotic elephants in Prasanth Prakashan's backyard workshop have ears that flap, tails that swish and trunks that squirt water.
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Some common options for hanging pots include succulents like burro's tail or string of pearls, trailing lantana, and trailing verbena.
Noun
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My dad, a police detective, made sure the Klansman saw his service revolver on his waist.
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Police ask any witnesses who were not contacted by authorities at the scene to contact detectives at (805) 654-9511.
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“Tracer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tracer. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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