retrace
verb (used with object)
to trace backward; go back over.
retraced
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past participleof retrace.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof retrace.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
retraceverb (used with object)to trace backward; go back over.
Example Sentences
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And then he retraced his steps across the 150-foot wide thoroughfare that knifes through the heart of the city along what once was the Red Car line of the Pacific Electric Railway.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026
Following Friday’s bounce, stocks are set to open lower while oil prices have retraced some of their losses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
It isn’t just U.S. stocks that have retraced their postconflict moves; the dollar has also erased most of its gains since the fighting began.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 15, 2026
He points out that energy stocks have “virtually retraced their wartime gains,” and adds that “even the bond market is back on an even keel after yesterday’s rally.”
From Barron's ● Apr. 15, 2026
The group retraced Rondon’s steps, and they soon found a trail of blood that led them to Lobo, who had tried to follow Rondon back to camp.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
