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
Megha Satyanarayana, Scientific American, 28 Feb. 2025
Genetic tracing of market wildlife and viruses at the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic
Before joining Discover Magazine, Paul Smaglik spent over 20 years as a science journalist, specializing in U.S. life science policy and global scientific career issues.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 7 May 2025
David Matthews, New York Daily News, 17 Dec. 2024
Louis, our tracker, led my hand to the dirt, carefully tracing my fingers over the paw pads that would eventually guide us towards the Sabie River at the southern boundary of the Sabi Sabi game reserve.
—Lucy Edwards, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Dec. 2024
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Noun
As Texas and New Mexico public health officials respond dutifully with vaccine clinics, contact tracing and exposure alerts, people are still getting sick from this vaccine-preventable disease.
—Megha Satyanarayana, Scientific American, 28 Feb. 2025
Genetic tracing of market wildlife and viruses at the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic
Before joining Discover Magazine, Paul Smaglik spent over 20 years as a science journalist, specializing in U.S. life science policy and global scientific career issues.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 7 May 2025
Verb
Federal investigators are also assisting in tracing the origin of the handgun used in the shooting, which was discovered at the scene.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 17 Dec. 2024
Louis, our tracker, led my hand to the dirt, carefully tracing my fingers over the paw pads that would eventually guide us towards the Sabie River at the southern boundary of the Sabi Sabi game reserve.
—Lucy Edwards, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tracing
Noun
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Art environments are the typically fantastical creations of artists working outside of the mainstream who give over their entire homes and yards to their creative pursuits.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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The leading circumstances surrounding officers' deaths included activities related to responses to unlawful or suspicious activities, pursuits and traffic stops, according to the Justice Department.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
6 June 2025
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In its latest action addressing broader issues, the El Cajon City Council on Tuesday voted against the state bill that would change rules about justifiable homicide and unanimously adopted a resolution defining antisemitism and promoting nondiscrimination of all residents.—
Gary Warth,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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Life has a way of defining our purpose through the moments that challenge us most.—
Cristian LaCapra,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2025
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And the President’s feckless tech bros can arbitrarily withhold billions in federal support for everything from cancer research to hurricane tracking.—
Ron Cunningham,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 June 2025
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SpaceX has accounted for 134 of the 166 orbital launches in the US so far this year, according to tracking by Jonathan McDowell, an astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.—
Paresh Dave,
Wired News,
6 June 2025
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The Park District Board of Commissioners must next approve a contract outlining Ramirez-Rosa’s salary.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2025
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In outlining the methodology, DraftKings CEO Jason Robins drew comparisons to the European market where in-play betting represents about 75% of all wagers.—
Matt Rybaltowski,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Nebraska is all in on pursuing Millard South tight end Isaac Jensen.—
Mitch Sherman,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
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Countries in Africa and the Americas are pursuing an end to river blindness by 2035.—
Sam Mednick,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Dec. 2024
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Major stock markets in Asia and Europe rose today in trading following the announcement of electronics exemptions.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
14 Apr. 2025
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Swim in a direction following the shoreline.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Tracing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tracing. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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