trace
Example Sentences
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This approach allowed them to trace the ecological history of Doggerland from about 16,000 years ago until it disappeared beneath the sea.
From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026
Many of the latest breakthrough drugs trace their origins to research efforts that initially looked unprofitable or speculative.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
There are no other references to these lawsuits on genuine websites and lawsuits are hard to trace if any Home Office officials wanted to check because the Bangladesh courts used a primarily paper-based record system.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
But it’s also because Halsey grew up around the way and can trace her family history back more than 100 years to this place.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
For with the thought of Karel—all shining round with love as thoughts of him had been since I was fourteen—came not the slightest trace of hurt.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Vocabulary lists containing trace
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 1
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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Vocabulary of the Common Core
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