1
as in to traverse
to travel completely around
the first ship to circumnavigate the globe
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as in to bypass
to avoid by going around
we can circumnavigate the traffic jam if we take the next exit
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Recent Examples of circumnavigate
Our goal was to circumnavigate Oregon’s second-tallest and least-explored volcano.
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The Editors, Outside Online, 22 Feb. 2025
The half-mile trail that circumnavigates the small island leads to its beaches.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 21 Jan. 2025
Trips like the one to Greenland, or circumnavigating Iceland on a Lindblad-NatGeo cruise (sister company to NatHab), inspires tourists to give to conservationist organizations by exposing them to natural wonders and hosting specialists for nightly talks on the issues.
—Jordan Riefe, Robb Report, 2 Dec. 2024
He’s helped the Friars circumnavigate injuries to Yu Darvish and Joe Musgrove.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
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The Editors, Outside Online, 22 Feb. 2025
The half-mile trail that circumnavigates the small island leads to its beaches.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 21 Jan. 2025
Trips like the one to Greenland, or circumnavigating Iceland on a Lindblad-NatGeo cruise (sister company to NatHab), inspires tourists to give to conservationist organizations by exposing them to natural wonders and hosting specialists for nightly talks on the issues.
—Jordan Riefe, Robb Report, 2 Dec. 2024
He’s helped the Friars circumnavigate injuries to Yu Darvish and Joe Musgrove.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for circumnavigate
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About 4% of the world’s maritime trade and more than 40% of US container traffic traverses the canal.—
Juliana Liu,
CNN,
14 Mar. 2025
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On his new album, Lonesome Drifter, out Friday (March 14), Charley Crockett traverses new career territory while simultaneously nodding to his roots.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
13 Mar. 2025
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Russia’s Defense Ministry said its air defenses had shot down 126 Ukrainian drones overnight, without saying how many drones bypassed its defenses.—
Nic Robertson,
CNN,
15 Mar. 2025
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Now, scientists at MIT have found a way to cut out the middle man, bypassing the stem cell step and going straight from one cell type to another.—
Michael Irving,
New Atlas,
14 Mar. 2025
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Jonah Hill is circling to headline, write and direct Cut Off for Warner Bros.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
19 Mar. 2025
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Dolphins circled the capsule as divers readied it for hoisting onto the recovery ship.—
Marcia Dunn,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2025
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Trying to circumvent that process by removing or intimidating a judge – with violence or with impeachment – could endanger both judges and their families, and American democracy, experts and legal scholars say.—
Henry Gass,
The Christian Science Monitor,
12 Mar. 2025
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But Consumer Reports was able to easily circumvent that restriction by simply playing an audio recording from a computer.—
Kevin Collier,
NBC News,
10 Mar. 2025
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Psyche is a nickel-iron core asteroid that orbits the sun beyond Mars anywhere from 235 million to 309 million miles away.—
Richard Tribou,
Orlando Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2025
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They are found concentrated in the main asteroid belt, orbiting around the sun between the paths of Mars and Jupiter.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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The initial vote to proceed was 62-38, triggering a process that led to passage of the funding bill late today and avoid a shutdown.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
14 Mar. 2025
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Our Trust and Safety Resource Center offers additional guidance on recognizing and avoiding phishing attempts.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Wolves track, pursue and encircle prey using only positional awareness of their packmates, proving that teamwork can arise naturally—without a leader.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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The move raises the prospect of Russian forces cutting Ukrainian supply lines and encircling Kyiv's troops.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
8 Mar. 2025
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Meta, whose family of AI models called Llama reportedly crossed 600 million monthly users last year, is far from the only player designing its own silicon.—
Rashi Shrivastava,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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That's because the North American supply chain is highly integrated, and auto parts may cross the U.S. border several times.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
12 Mar. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Circumnavigate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circumnavigate. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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