trace
noun
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige.
have traced
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present perfectof trace.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Scientists have traced the origins of donkeys back more than 5,000 years to eastern Africa.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
However, this is the first time researchers have traced the detailed physics of this type of outgassing in an object that originated in interstellar space.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
As a scholar who researches the relationship between Christianity and fashion, I have traced how Christian imagery circulates in surprising forms.
From Salon ● May 17, 2026
A welter of memoirs and biographies have traced their colorful lives as well as their relationships with one another and with their hot-tempered father, David.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
These may have traced a curved path for a short distance, but those that reached the detector had probably done so after only a single acceleration.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
