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traced

CEFR: B2

Discovered, followed, or investigated the historical lineage, origin, or trajectory of something.

Synonyms

tracked
ascertained

Common Collocations

traced back to
traced the origin
can be traced

Example Sentence

Archaeologists traced the chemical origin of the volcanic obsidian tools back to quarries in eastern Turkey.

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