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
PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
The extra graphical features of this re-release (including ray tracing) help sell the 'haunted house' feeling of an empty colony at the center of constant storms.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2026
But when an investigative reporter examines Amanda’s claims and the IRS starts tracing the money, Amanda’s medical secrets are no longer hers to keep.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Jan. 2026
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Noun
The other notable advancement involves ray tracing, which adds realistic lighting and shadow effects to games.
—PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
The extra graphical features of this re-release (including ray tracing) help sell the 'haunted house' feeling of an empty colony at the center of constant storms.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
Over the holidays, the New York Times published a story about YouTube’s steady capture of the time once occupied by daytime television, tracing how people use the platform less as a destination than as a constant background presence — something half-watched, endlessly replenished, and always on.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2026
But when an investigative reporter examines Amanda’s claims and the IRS starts tracing the money, Amanda’s medical secrets are no longer hers to keep.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tracing
Noun
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Take time for reflection or spiritual pursuits.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
23 Jan. 2026
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The chase continued onto highways 85 and 87 before the suspect exited in Willow Glen and drove to the final shooting site downtown, with officers from San Jose police, the CHP and the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office in pursuit.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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That ability to reframe identity has become one of her defining strengths.—
Gemma Allen,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Named after a now-defunct Houston theme park, Astroworld was both intimate and engineered for scale, marking the culmination of Scott’s early ascent and establishing him as one of the defining rap artists of his era.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
21 Jan. 2026
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In short, there are more homes and businesses that can be affected by severe weather now than there were in 1980, when NOAA began tracking such statistics.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
8 Jan. 2026
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Sean Abt, 24, was busted Tuesday and charged with assault two days after police released images of the suspect and asked the public’s help in tracking him down.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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In his annual letter to the YouTube community outlining 2026 priorities, Mohan said that on average, more than 1 million channels used YouTube’s AI creation tools daily in December.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2026
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At the midway point, Redick is only outlining a hope.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2026
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Color design is increasingly moving from trend-chasing choices to intentional restraint.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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You’re being called to lead, build and commit to a long-term vision, rather than just chasing the next spark of inspiration.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
26 Jan. 2026
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Jung Kook help designed the album’s logo While the group was at Song Camp in Los Angeles, Jung Kook began sketching, which the company incorporated into the album’s final design.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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Amoroso showed her work at various galleries that always seemed to go under and found jobs working for other artists and as a graphic designer for an architecture firm, sketching signage.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
2 Jan. 2026
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The Board of Education is now pursuing legal action against former administrators and vendors, accusing them of conspiring to defraud the district.—
Ali Bauman,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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The model, who made her runway debut at the age of 16 for Dennis Basso’s Spring/Summer 2018 collection, opened up last year on Vogue's podcast The Run-Through about pursuing a career in the fashion industry.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Prediction pieces and odds-style articles are circling a familiar cluster of returns, cross-promotion surprises, and NXT call-ups as the most realistic shock entrants.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
18 Jan. 2026
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Vartolomei is also circling an as-yet-untitled Romanian project, currently in final negotiations and eyeing a late 2026 shoot.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
18 Jan. 2026
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“Tracing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tracing. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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