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noun

ˈtrā-siŋ How to pronounce tracing (audio)
Definition of tracingnext
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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verb

present participle of trace
1
as in defining
to draw or make apparent the outline of trace your hand onto this piece of paper

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2
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
Noun
The funds would come from the Commodity Credit Corporation, a funding initiative through the federal agency, and would go toward tracing, surveying and trapping response programs for the next three years. — Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2026 Other response efforts have scaled up significantly since the start of the outbreak, officials said, but contact tracing continues to lag. — Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
Verb
Babylon Berlin, the epic German noir series tracing life in Berlin from the roaring 1920s to rise of the Nazis, has set the date for its series finale. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2026 Directed by their longtime collaborator Garth Jennings, the feature combines footage from their arena tour behind last year’s reunion album, More, with archival film tracing the band’s rise from tenacious Sheffield also-rans to Britpop darlings. — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for tracing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tracing
  1. pursuit
  2. defining
  3. tracking
  4. outlining
  5. chasing
  6. sketching
  7. pursuing
  8. circling
Noun
  • In the overall sweep of history, the single-minded pursuit of short-term profits was an aberration.
    — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The vehicle instead led deputies on a short pursuit before stopping in the 2400 block of Wandering Ridge Drive, according to the sheriff’s department.
    — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of pursuit
Verb
  • The ultimate Cape Cod movie, Jaws was first released that year and became a defining cultural moment of summer 1975, while Violent City was a favorite of Bourdain’s, its Ennio Morricone title track in high rotation on his cooking playlists.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 29 July 2026
  • The 2026 season’s defining commercial event was the sale of two franchises.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 July 2026
Definition of defining
Verb
  • While useful for tracking expenditure and efficiency, simply counting tokens can be misleading.
    — Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • The prerelease tracking data available indicates that there’s enough room for both films to do big business.
    — Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 30 July 2026
Definition of tracking
Verb
  • The agency’s bid analysis reflects a process in which each Part D sponsor that wants to offer a standalone plan submits a bid to CMS every year, outlining the insurer’s benefits, costs and list of reimbursable medicines.
    — Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • This month, a gay rights activist obtained the memo outlining the agreement from the Defense Department after filing a lawsuit, arguing that clarity was of public importance.
    — Jamie Stengle, Fortune, 31 July 2026
Definition of outlining
Verb
  • And in April 2026 a researcher chasing Project Eleven's Q-Day Prize broke a 15-bit key on real quantum hardware.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The sluggish start mirrored Wednesday’s defeat, leaving Bay FC once again chasing the game before many fans had settled into their seats.
    — Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of chasing
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  • Nothing has been decided yet, and the ministries involved have made no official comment, but officials have gone as far as sketching options—including a bar on public release or a limit to domestic use only.
    — Harry Booth, Time, 7 July 2026
  • According to Minerva, creating these luxurious sets starts with sketching the signature swirling line work in black.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 29 June 2026
Definition of sketching
Verb
  • Born in San Francisco with his twin brother Don on January 7, 1930, O’Connor and his twin served together in the United States Marine Corps in the Korean War from 1950-1951, and after college Richard began pursuing a career in Hollywood.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2026
  • When his first love—a sharp prosecutor named Go Eun-sae (Ha Young)—suffers amnesia following a sudden accident, Tae-ha claims to be her boyfriend to protect her from the dangerous crime syndicate pursuing her.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of pursuing
Verb
  • The Wonsleys and Wells’ coach went out to Horn Island early that morning, circling the island by boat and walking on shore trying to find the teenager.
    — Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2026
  • And apparently, some of the locals are already circling the competition venues.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026
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