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“Tracked” or “Tract”

tracked / tract are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

tracked t·r·AE·k·t

  • verbcarry on the feet and deposit.
  • verbobserve or plot the moving path of something.
  • verbmake tracks upon.
  • adjectivehaving tracks.

tract t·r·AE·k·t

  • nounan extended area of land.
  • nouna system of body parts that together serve some particular purpose.
  • nouna brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form of a booklet.
Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“tracked”

  • The EP was tracked at the Conservatory of Recording
  • Fantaghirò and her group have tracked the black cloud to Nekrad,
  • the last 100 games are tracked online.
  • The F4 tornado tracked for —though some sources suggest
  • another 3M employee.1933 Landing Vehicle TrackedA Landing Vehicle Tracked (LVT), also
  • the last 100 games are tracked online.
  • She tracked the leader Dancing Edie, before
  • The remnants tracked to the northwest and later
  • the stands, it can be tracked and later authenticated.
  • since the stat began being tracked in 1991.

“tract”

  • This contraction of expiratory chest muscles, diaphragm,
  • in 1852 when the "Palatka Tract" of about 1,220 acres was
  • A tract entitled Proh Tempora!
  • the district on a large tract of land owned by his
  • The large tract included a pasture, a vegetable
  • less common include meningitis, urinary tract infection, breath-holding spells, congenital central
  • of all lumber in a tract.
  • his wife Sophronia re-conveyed the tract to James Burt, excluding their
  • the mortgage on the "Palatka Tract" on October 16, 1854, being
  • "holding" tremor (rubral tremor): Dentatothalamic tract.

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