retrace
verb (used with object)
to trace backward; go back over.
are retracing
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present progressiveof retrace.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“They are retracing and mirroring the contours of human drama and debate, as documented in their vast training data.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
The British botanist was joined by a handful of young naturalists who are retracing the sailboat expedition taken by Charles Darwin nearly 200 years ago that led to his theory of evolution.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 11, 2023
America’s most likely next first family are retracing familiar steps.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 16, 2016
“We are retracing Lincoln’s commute route,” Erin Carlson Mast, executive director of President Lincoln’s Cottage, said Monday.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 13, 2015
The French are retracing their steps, and bound for Orense.
From With Moore at Corunna by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
