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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The oil market did a “good job in making up for the supply cut off” from Iran, which is why prices retraced so sharply, Edward Meir, an analyst at financial-services platform Marex, told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
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
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
Yet another future president might have retraced a path toward more balanced economic or security policies once the disadvantages of trade wars or diplomatic and military isolation became obvious.
From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2026
He retraced his steps, ducked back under the rope again, and walked on.
From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau
