as in pursuit
the act of going after or in the tracks of another
the tracing of this mountain lion is going to be difficult if the rain washes away all of the tracks
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as in defining
to draw or make apparent the outline of
trace your hand onto this piece of paper
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as in tracking
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 tracing
Erika Edwards, NBC news, 13 Mar. 2026
But Oppenheimer’s biography is a more straightforward tracing of Blume’s life and career.
—Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Joshua Minsoo Kim, Pitchfork, 28 Apr. 2026
The story spans from 1929 through to the present day, tracing Fei’s decades-long pursuit of both her music and an unresolved bond with Kai.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
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Noun
The state rolled out mobile vaccine clinics and invited public health experts to help with contact tracing and data management.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 13 Mar. 2026
But Oppenheimer’s biography is a more straightforward tracing of Blume’s life and career.
—Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Verb
Closest in spirit to Lockwood’s composition are the old 1950s LPs tracing the parallels between different cultures and sounds.
—Joshua Minsoo Kim, Pitchfork, 28 Apr. 2026
The story spans from 1929 through to the present day, tracing Fei’s decades-long pursuit of both her music and an unresolved bond with Kai.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tracing
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My pursuit would be to advocate and fight to strengthen emissions standards, expand clean‑energy investment, seek to fund climate‑resilient infrastructure, protect natural resources and integrate a holistic approach to climate change mitigation and adoption at our local level.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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The suspect fled, and after a brief foot pursuit, officers arrested him.—
Sydney Barragan,
Daily News,
7 May 2026
Verb
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Ly emphasizes that recurrence in identical locations is one of the most defining features.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
6 May 2026
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Making a living in independent film is a defining tenet for the duo.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
6 May 2026
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By tracking the brightest part of a burst, scientists can measure how its frequency changes over time.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
3 May 2026
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Most drones in the US are required by the Federal Aviation Administration to have remote identifications, which provide tracking information receivable by outside parties.—
Taylor Galgano,
CNN Money,
3 May 2026
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This week, Bonta joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general from mainly Democratic states submitting a comment letter to the Postal Service outlining their opposition.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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In past election cycles, candidates are given a slip of paper outlining the dual requirement.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
7 May 2026
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That makes their key players especially appealing for managers chasing rank or mini-league glory.—
Abdul Rehman,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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The book's main character — Cheese — was inspired by her real-life rescue dog, who was known for chasing squirrels and bringing energy into her life.—
Wakisha Bailey,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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Instead, vignettes provide a meandering exploration, connecting past and present and sketching parallels between father and son.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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Lindsay-Abaire makes a real meal of sketching the rest of the neighborhood association, played by a bevy of nimble theatrical comedians, though their own simmering resentments tend to eddy alongside the central Kyra-Elliot conflict.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 2026
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More recently, nearby Shasta County has become a hotbed of election denialism and MAGA politics, with its Board of Supervisors voting in 2023 to end the use of Dominion Voting Systems machines in favor of pursuing a hand-counting system.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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If financial barriers prevent students from pursuing advanced creative education, the long-term consequences will be felt in studios, and design firms across the state.—
Lola W. Brabham,
New York Daily News,
6 May 2026
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Per the logline, in Season 2 the Dars are drowning in dirty cash and Philly’s sketchiest crooks are circling.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
6 May 2026
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Other carriers, smelling blood, had been circling for nearly a year if not longer, and within hours of the airline's collapse were scrambling to both fly ticketed Spirit customers and add to their schedules in the absence left by Spirit's yellow planes.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
4 May 2026
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“Tracing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tracing. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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