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as in outlines
to draw or make apparent the outline of
trace your hand onto this piece of paper
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as in tracks
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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as in trails
a mark or series of marks left on a surface by something that has passed along it
the wolf came and went without leaving a trace on the hard, dry ground
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as in streets
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
an old trace that dates back to the days of the covered wagon
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as in paths
a rough course or way formed by or as if by repeated footsteps
stay on the trace, or you'll get lost in these thick woods
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as in relics
a tiny often physical indication of something lost or vanished
a ship that appears to have vanished without a trace on the high seas
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as in glimmers
a very small amount
doctors detected only a trace of bacteria in the blood sample but put the patient on antibiotics just in case
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as in hints
an almost imperceptible sign of something
there didn't seem to be so much as a trace of the truth to anything he said
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as in footsteps
the mark or impression made by a foot
followed the traces of the deer into the deep woods
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Recent Examples of traces
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
30 June 2026
More about Goldhofer and its NC expansion The move marks a significant expansion for the firm, which traces its roots to 1705 and formal establishment in 1946.
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Charlotte Observer,
30 June 2026
The podcast traces the brothers' lives before and after the case, from their childhood in Vietnam and move to California to the world of organized crime that eventually pulled them both in.
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Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
29 June 2026
That number traces back to a 2002 PET study with eight participants,4 and it has not been widely replicated, Alcaide noted.
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Mira Miller,
Verywell Health,
28 June 2026
Founded by the Derby family, the estate traces its roots back to wheat farming long before wine arrived in the region.
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Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
The defining deal that almost didn’t happen HPE traces its roots back to the Silicon Valley garage where Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard made their first audio oscillators for sound engineers working on Walt Disney’s Fantasia in 1939.
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Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
26 June 2026
Any attempt to change the religious status quo of the site could be dangerous, according to Mazen Jabari, a Palestinian political consultant and researcher who traces his family’s history in Jerusalem’s Old City back 600 years and lives within view of Al Aqsa.
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Gabe Joselow,
NBC news,
26 June 2026
For Elwood co-owners Justin Saul and Jackson Wirht, the project traces back further than current surf revivalism.
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Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
24 June 2026
John Burek,
PC Magazine,
5 July 2026
When its inevitable end arrives, the sun’s core will exhaust the last traces of hydrogen fuel and kick off the first stellar death pangs.
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Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
1 July 2026
Blood Will Tell traces how Trung had long looked up to Anh and followed his lead, from their childhood in Vietnam to their new lives in California.
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Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
29 June 2026
Merging my finances with someone else’s, to my mind, would eliminate all traces of my efforts to achieve financial independence.
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Christina Wyman,
Vogue,
28 June 2026
Small parts of the wheel were salvaged, and a few traces of the fair remain today.
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Suzanne Le Mignot,
CBS News,
27 June 2026
This relationship leads me to imagine traces of the past.
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Literary Hub,
26 June 2026
Trade-secret doctrine, computer-fraud rules and contract terms all touch the issue, but none were written with tens of millions of API calls and synthetic reasoning traces in mind.
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Craig S. Smith,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
But the dramatic vision-boosting reputation carrots have carried for decades traces back to a wartime deception, not science.
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Samantha Agate,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
Verb
Rich in both scenery and history, the White Pass & Yukon Route traces the path of gold seekers through some of the most rugged landscapes in North America.
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Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
30 June 2026
More about Goldhofer and its NC expansion The move marks a significant expansion for the firm, which traces its roots to 1705 and formal establishment in 1946.
—
Charlotte Observer,
30 June 2026
The podcast traces the brothers' lives before and after the case, from their childhood in Vietnam and move to California to the world of organized crime that eventually pulled them both in.
—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
29 June 2026
That number traces back to a 2002 PET study with eight participants,4 and it has not been widely replicated, Alcaide noted.
—
Mira Miller,
Verywell Health,
28 June 2026
Founded by the Derby family, the estate traces its roots back to wheat farming long before wine arrived in the region.
—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
The defining deal that almost didn’t happen HPE traces its roots back to the Silicon Valley garage where Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard made their first audio oscillators for sound engineers working on Walt Disney’s Fantasia in 1939.
—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
26 June 2026
Any attempt to change the religious status quo of the site could be dangerous, according to Mazen Jabari, a Palestinian political consultant and researcher who traces his family’s history in Jerusalem’s Old City back 600 years and lives within view of Al Aqsa.
—
Gabe Joselow,
NBC news,
26 June 2026
For Elwood co-owners Justin Saul and Jackson Wirht, the project traces back further than current surf revivalism.
—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
24 June 2026
Noun
To optimize that, memory must be soldered extremely close to the CPU to reduce the length of the motherboard's traces (circuit lines).
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John Burek,
PC Magazine,
5 July 2026
When its inevitable end arrives, the sun’s core will exhaust the last traces of hydrogen fuel and kick off the first stellar death pangs.
—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
1 July 2026
Blood Will Tell traces how Trung had long looked up to Anh and followed his lead, from their childhood in Vietnam to their new lives in California.
—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
29 June 2026
Merging my finances with someone else’s, to my mind, would eliminate all traces of my efforts to achieve financial independence.
—
Christina Wyman,
Vogue,
28 June 2026
Small parts of the wheel were salvaged, and a few traces of the fair remain today.
—
Suzanne Le Mignot,
CBS News,
27 June 2026
This relationship leads me to imagine traces of the past.
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Literary Hub,
26 June 2026
Trade-secret doctrine, computer-fraud rules and contract terms all touch the issue, but none were written with tens of millions of API calls and synthetic reasoning traces in mind.
—
Craig S. Smith,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
But the dramatic vision-boosting reputation carrots have carried for decades traces back to a wartime deception, not science.
—
Samantha Agate,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for traces
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Rather, the department outlines a checklist developers must complete to get a stamp of recommendation from city staffers before going before the Commission.
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The law outlines an appeals process and allows for people on the registry to apply for expungement after three years.
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For example, the Invesco QQQ Trust Series, better known by its ticker QQQ, tracks the technology-heavy Nasdaq 100 Index and has $482 billion in assets.
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The same simulation also tracks how often each team reaches each stage of the bracket, including the quarterfinals, semifinals, final, third-place match, runner-up finish, and championship.
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Patrouille de France, the French Air Force’s acrobatic teams, flew over New York Harbor with their red, white and blue trails, evoking images of the American flag.
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Its grippy outsole offers reliable traction on trails and uneven terrain, while the soft eggnog color looks polished enough to wear around town afterward.
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On Tuesday, more than a million fans took to the streets to celebrate Mexico’s advancement to the World Cup’s round of 16, a feat the national team hadn’t achieved since 1986, and with each victory, the human tide grows.
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Officers kept some witnesses at the scene for questioning and blocked off streets in the area.
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Some of those places have her crossing paths with new characters played by Wanda Sykes and Ice-T, among others.
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For finance professionals, the findings suggest that employers who invest in meaningful on-the-job development and clear growth paths can gain a competitive edge in attracting and keeping talent in an increasingly demanding and data-driven function.
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There are also permanent upgrades to health and attack power, as well as rare relics that enable unique skills, like multiple jumps.
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Museum of Miami The Museum of Miami, formerly HistoryMiami, holds the relics and artifacts that were excavated at the Miami Circle.
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Despite a few glimmers of good feeling, today's fierce political divisions have redefined a milestone that has often been marked by unity and optimism, at least for a moment.
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There are glimmers in her eyes, pleasant memories quietly unfurling.
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An abundance of hints, clues and other helpful items await, not to mention a bonus Custom Wordle and plenty more.
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And while the couple have yet to confirm their wedding plans, details and hints around their wedding ceremony have begun to emerge, sending Swifties into overdrive.
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“Traces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traces. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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