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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1
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
Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 June 2025
The final nurse, plain face and plain name, studies a tracing of my contractions and tells me when to bear down, when to ease up.
—Erica Stern
june 9, Literary Hub, 9 June 2025
Joe Rao, Space.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The study is not tracking each individual death from smoke, tracing the person’s smoke exposure and then cataloging health effects.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Smooth Check the product reviews to make sure the paper is smooth enough to allow for easy tracing.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 June 2025
The final nurse, plain face and plain name, studies a tracing of my contractions and tells me when to bear down, when to ease up.
—Erica Stern
june 9, Literary Hub, 9 June 2025
Verb
And at the North Pole, the sun currently is tracing out a 360-degree circle around the entire sky, appearing to skim just above the edge of the horizon.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The study is not tracking each individual death from smoke, tracing the person’s smoke exposure and then cataloging health effects.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tracing
Noun
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Though there is some variety to what makes a DA story, they're typically set in schools, feature a moody atmosphere and center a mystery or the protagonist’s pursuit of knowledge (think movies like Dead Poet’s Society or TV shows like Wednesday).—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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The charges against Comey came even as prosecutors in the office had written a memo detailing concerns about the pursuit of an indictment and their likelihood of success at trial.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This fan support led him to a United States Championship victory and an emotional, career-defining win in the ladder match for the Intercontinental Championship at WrestleMania 32.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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In Kathmandu, Nepal, where anger at the government boiled over in September 2025, the flag became the defining image as flames spread through the gates of Singha Durbar, Nepal’s ornate palace complex and seat of power.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
24 Sep. 2025
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Beyond that, both Bouchard and Morrissey contribute much more to shots and scoring chances, according to All Three Zones tracking data.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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What To Know Citing open-source ship-tracking data, @MT_Anderson, an open-source intelligence analyst on the social media platform X, said the Ohio arrived at Subic Bay on the west coast of the Philippines' Luzon Island, bordering the South China Sea, on Tuesday.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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The shell appeared brighter in the northeast and southwest, with a fainter arc connecting the two regions to the northwest, outlining the outer edge.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Sep. 2025
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According to the Texas Tribune, Mitchell’s letter marks the first time that a Texas university system has formally limited discussions of trans and nonbinary identities, despite him not explicitly outlining what professors can and cannot touch upon.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The heart-tugging comedy is a point of pride for Johansson, 40, who hopes to set an example to her kids by stepping behind the camera and chasing her dreams.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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What matters now is building stamina, not chasing another rush.—
Aman Ghei,
Fortune,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In the wake of Balmain’s death, his right-hand man and a studio veteran of over three decades picked up the mantle by finishing the fall 1982 collection the late founder had begun sketching.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
19 Sep. 2025
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Before beginning his career in acting, Redford had wanted to be an artist and spent 18 months in Paris, painting and even sketching with chalk on sidewalks for tips, according to AARP The Magazine.—
Kaitlin Stevens,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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Police will still be limited to only pursuing individuals suspected of committing a forcible violent crime — robberies, for instance, but not burglaries — or if there’s probable cause to believe a suspect is carrying a firearm.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Since then, even the pretense of pursuing limited government has become all but impossible to sustain.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Cardinals scored a run apiece in the third and fourth following Ramos’ homer, but the Giants scored three runs in the fourth to take a 4-2 lead on an RBI single from Patrick Bailey and a two-run single from Ramos.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
23 Sep. 2025
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After the faceoff following Sennecke’s goal, Noah Warren fought for the second time in two days, squaring off with Curtis Douglas after taking on the Kings’ Samuel Helenius on Sunday.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Tracing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tracing. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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