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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
retrace .
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Examples
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She used experiences from her trip around Europe for her first novel, The Invisible Circus, about a girl whose sister commits suicide on her gap year, and who retraces her steps to find out why.
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The route they are rowing retraces the shipping lanes of the old slave trade.
Leon Logothetis: Five Fearless Women Row The Atlantic Leon Logothetis 2012
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This show, which will be a regular series, retraces the story of Natalee's disappearance and Beth's efforts.
Jackie K. Cooper: Two Programs Concerning Beth and Natalee Holloway Jackie K. Cooper 2011
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In the banned book, author Paul M Handley retraces the king's life, alleging he has been a major stumbling block to the progress of democracy in Thailand by consolidating royal power over his long reign.
Thai judge gives American two years for 'insulting monarchy' 2011
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And for all of her character's flaws, the haunting Mireille Enos is mesmerizing in her empathy for the fallen Rosie as she retraces the victim's path in the woods and Linden realizes if the girl had just turned the other way, "she would have made it."
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This show, which will be a regular series, retraces the story of Natalee's disappearance and Beth's efforts.
Jackie K. Cooper: Two Programs Concerning Beth and Natalee Holloway Jackie K. Cooper 2011
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When Moses finds his life's work shattered in front of him he turns back and retraces his steps up that steep mountain.
Rabbi Michael M. Cohen: Beginning The Jewish Year In The Aftermath Of Hurricane Irene Rabbi Michael M. Cohen 2011
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Written and directed by Xavier Durringer, The Conquest retraces the steps of Nicholas Sarkozy Denis Podalydès during his rise to power as he attempts to become the President of France.
George Heymont: So Little Time, So Much Intrigue George Heymont 2012
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When Moses finds his life's work shattered in front of him he turns back and retraces his steps up that steep mountain.
Rabbi Michael M. Cohen: Beginning The Jewish Year In The Aftermath Of Hurricane Irene Rabbi Michael M. Cohen 2011
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Under the Fibonacci theory of technical analysis, until a market retraces more than 61.8% of its previous trend, it is still governed by that trend.
Time to Fear the VIX? Stocks' Run-Up Suggests So Steven Russolillo 2010
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