Meaning & use
retracing
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Going back over a path, route, or sequence of events again, typically to review or reconstruct it.
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Detectives spent the afternoon retracing the victim's last known movements.
She enjoyed retracing her childhood route to school on her visit home.
A note on using this word
Common in investigative and travel contexts, describing the act of following a path a second time.
Words with a similar meaning
retreadingreconstructing
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