trace
Example Sentences
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Over time, scientists realized that carbon and oxygen-based molecules are not ideal for tracing how planets form because their origins are difficult to pinpoint.
From Science Daily
With his finger he traced their path and found the place where they now camped.
From Literature
Where possible, they must also add permanent markers to help trace where it came from.
From BBC
Contact tracing and the daily testing of ocean water quality could slow down.
From Los Angeles Times
"None of it was traced," she says, "because tankers hide their loading and the oil has come on four or five tankers, deliberately to obscure the origin and destination of the cargo."
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
