traced

verb

Definition of tracednext
past tense of trace
1
as in defined
to draw or make apparent the outline of trace your hand onto this piece of paper

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2
as in chased
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 traced The violence that the Philippines has suffered in the last several decades, as well as its remaining ethnic and social tensions, can be traced to the legacy of imperial oppression. — Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025 Police traced the messages back to him and put him away for three years. — Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 4 Jan. 2025 So while the advisory attributes 100,000 cancer cases in the country each year to alcohol, most cancers can’t be traced back to a single cause. — Alice Park, TIME, 4 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for traced
  1. defined
  2. outlined
  3. pursued
  4. followed
  5. accompanied
  6. trailed
Verb
  • Perry and Ryan Getzlaf defined Ducks hockey for more than a decade.
    — Eric Stephens, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
  • These women, whose music and identities blur genre and geographic boundaries gave us reason to engage more deeply with a part of the world whose identity has been defined by others for far too long.
    — Tariro Mzezewa, Vogue, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of defined
Verb
  • Attorneys for Pines deferred a request for further comment to the allegations outlined in the complaint.
    — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Heard, who now lives in Spain, gave a statement to NBC News reacting to the allegations outlined in Lively’s complaint.
    — Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of outlined
Verb
  • Prosecutors in the first four months of 2024 pursued nearly 19,000 soldiers, who either abandoned their posts or deserted, according to the Ukrainian parliament.
    — Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Wreckage, oil and human remains washed up on beaches from South Florida to Long Island, New York, and horrified civilians watched from Atlantic City’s boardwalk as German subs pursued and sank merchant ships in broad daylight.
    — David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of pursued
Verb
  • Eggnog coffee with a candy cane in it, followed by matzo brei and some haphazard present-opening, then a movie and Chinese food?
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Gi-hun is followed back to the games by a Seoul police officer, Jun-ho (Wi Ha-joon), who is looking for his missing brother, In-ho.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of followed
Verb
  • The game was chippy right up through the final buzzer — the teams combined for 18 penalties, and practically every whistle was accompanied by a scrum — but the Lightning didn’t lose focus and left South Florida with two points.
    — Eduardo A. Encina, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • There is, more than ever, a greater sense of pressure to have a certain type of lifestyle accompanied by a certain type of relationship.
    — Olivia Petter, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of accompanied
Verb
  • The Chargers trailed 21-13 at the half but scored 21 unanswered points to secure a 34-27 triumph over Denver.
    — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Hybrid publishing came in at $4,500, while self-publishing trailed at $1,700.
    — Roger Dooley, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of trailed

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“Traced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traced. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.

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