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Ball also said the tracer fire – ammunition containing a pyrotechnic charge illuminating its trajectory – seen in the GHF’s footage is consistent with the use of machine guns.
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Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
But this lower end of the galactic scale is still rather murky, in part because the stars that serve as observable tracers of small galaxies can form even smaller structures called star clusters.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 8 May 2025
Contact tracers tried to identify everyone exposed and figure out where the virus might have come from.
—Kelsey Piper, Vox, 8 May 2022
The physical tracer in Recover fibers means the final garment can be verified using a scanner.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 22 Apr. 2025
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Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
But this lower end of the galactic scale is still rather murky, in part because the stars that serve as observable tracers of small galaxies can form even smaller structures called star clusters.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 8 May 2025
Contact tracers tried to identify everyone exposed and figure out where the virus might have come from.
—Kelsey Piper, Vox, 8 May 2022
The physical tracer in Recover fibers means the final garment can be verified using a scanner.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tracer
Noun
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Separating the tail from the body is prohibited in state waters.—
Steve Waters,
Miami Herald,
5 July 2025
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Australian Wagyu Tomahawk Ribeye, two cold water lobster tails, and a bottle of Daou Pessimist wine — also is available for $199.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
Noun
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The victim’s relatives showed detectives a photo of Ackerman and the victim in the same area the victim’s body had been located, according to an affidavit.—
Caroline Zimmerman
July 7,
Kansas City Star,
8 July 2025
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Meanwhile, back at the Marine Mammal Care Center, the scientific detective work is about to begin.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
8 July 2025
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“Tracer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tracer. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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