TRACED Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

traced

verb

past tense of trace

as in defined

to draw or make apparent the outline of trace your hand onto this piece of paper

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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 Another 23 passengers on the flight and four crew members, who traveled on the same plane from Uganda, were being traced. — Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026 In front of the Acropolis, Rubio traced the development of the West from ancient Greece through Rome, European Christianity and eventually the United States, citing Alexander the Great, Caesar, Charlemagne and Columbus along the way. — Olivia Gazis, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 Vampire lore is often traced to anxiety around death and disease. — Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026 Another 23 passengers who traveled on the same flight from Uganda were being traced. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026 Scientists have traced the origins of donkeys back more than 5,000 years to eastern Africa. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026 Dyson later confirmed the failures traced to a manufacturing process issue affecting one batch of jet tubes, which created potential for water seepage, per Dentistry IQ. — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026 Recent optimism can be traced to last month, when Meta (META) launched its Muse personal assistant app that jumped to #1 on the App store. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026 Many are in their 30s and 40s — adults whose organ failure can be traced back to childhood obesity. — Babak J. Orandi, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026

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The General Assembly created the Board of Regents, defined its authority, and now has the power to investigate and change that structure.

— Dr. Matthew Warshauer, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026
Legal experts on the other side question the notion that a public nuisance can be defined so broadly to include both the sale of a legal product and the impact on carbon pollution, much of it coming from China and India.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

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Know More Private-credit firms are one of the fastest-growing borrower sets for banks, which were chased out of risky lending after the 2008 crisis but have since found their way back into the trade by lending to the firms that replaced them.

— Ellen DiMauro, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
My father, a Brazilian immigrant, chased after the man, and helped the police make an arrest.

— Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026

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But when the 17-year-old Russian returns what seems like moments later with a solution to significantly advance the theories outlined in the paper, the professor finds himself with a new research partner.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
In the lengthy message (read it below), Ellison and Co-CEO Ynon Kreiz thanked staffers for their patience during the year-long process, and outlined top priorities for the new company.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of outlined

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An overflow crowd packed into a South Side union training hall Thursday night and loudly rejected the plan sketched out by Amtrak officials for a massive new maintenance center in their neighborhood.

— Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
Margaret Keane’s big-eyed children gaze unabashedly at a girl sketched by Pablo Picasso, and cartoonist Rose O’Neill rubs elbows with Vincent van Gogh.

— Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

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Why is the most expensive defense option always the one pursued when the most useful one might be available down the street at the local Source for Sports supply shop?

— Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
Viet Tan, a pro-democracy group composed of members of the Vietnamese diaspora, published a report in September that documented 20 cases where Vietnamese authorities pursued critics and activists outside its own borders.

— Shibani Mahtani, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of pursued

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During his speech, Vance was twice interrupted by protesters who were booed by the crowd and promptly escorted out.

— Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
Aces' Jackie Young had two male Fever fans escorted from their seats at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

— Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

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