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retrace steps

VERB

recrudesce

Synonyms

STRONG

react reappear rebound recoil reconsider recur repair repeat retreat revert revisit revolve

WEAK

bounce back circle back come again come back double back go again hark back to move back reel back reenter reoccur

Antonyms

STRONG

disappear stay

VERB

return

Synonyms

STRONGEST

come back retire turn

STRONG

react reappear rebound recoil reconsider recrudesce recur reexamine repair repeat retreat revert revisit revolve rotate

WEAK

back up bounce back circle back come again double back go again hark back to move back reel back reenter reoccur

Antonyms

STRONG

face ignore meet stay

WEAK

ask depart keep leave pay request take

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Then, if you’re as hungry as I was, you rapidly retrace steps and head to the Seaside Foods deli counter in Sebastian’s General Store, a block from the pier.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2025

Early signs of dementia, according to the Alzheimer’s Association, include losing the ability to retrace steps, problems judging distances and increasingly needing memory aids like notes or phone alerts.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 18, 2023

Falk joins the family at the festival as they distribute missing-person leaflets in a bid to jog memories and retrace steps.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2023

The 12-team plan unveiled in June has stalled as some commissioners push to retrace steps and consider an eight-team model.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 30, 2021

In fact, it was necessary to retrace steps in order to find a place where they could encamp with safety.

From The Explorers of Australia and their Life-work by Favenc, Ernest

retrace steps

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