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as in to traverse
to make one's way through, across, or over
it will take some effort to navigate that stretch of hills, but we can do it
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Recent Examples of navigate
Additionally, the island is prone to blackouts and water disruptions, which the family has learned to navigate.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
This robot can navigate stairs, slopes and even maintain balance when knocked off-kilter.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 11 Jan. 2025
Over the course of 24 hours, the pair discuss fellow luminaries, navigate existential fears, and reflect on the joys and struggles of being an artist.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 11 Jan. 2025
My read is that Corbet is pointedly leading the viewer to pore over the specifics of Tóth’s fate: Although the director’s disgust for the hollowness of the institution that Tóth tries, and ultimately fails, to navigate is thuddingly clear, what happens next to the character is more oblique.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
This robot can navigate stairs, slopes and even maintain balance when knocked off-kilter.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 11 Jan. 2025
Over the course of 24 hours, the pair discuss fellow luminaries, navigate existential fears, and reflect on the joys and struggles of being an artist.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 11 Jan. 2025
My read is that Corbet is pointedly leading the viewer to pore over the specifics of Tóth’s fate: Although the director’s disgust for the hollowness of the institution that Tóth tries, and ultimately fails, to navigate is thuddingly clear, what happens next to the character is more oblique.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for navigate
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Due to La Nina conditions in the Pacific Ocean, the jet stream is buckled to the north and all the rain storms are being steered away from southern California.Max Golembo, ABC News, 15 Jan. 2025
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Perhaps the upbeat CEOs are steering other sectors, as the movements of investors, who moved out of tech to utilities, financials and materials on Tuesday, suggest.Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
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Sun Princess is sailing Bahamas and Caribbean itineraries through March before returning from the Mediterranean to home Port Everglades next November.Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2025
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If new cruise ships sailing out of Port Canaveral like Disney Cruise Line’s Disney Treasure, Royal Caribbean’s Star of the Seas, and Norwegian Cruise Line’s Aqua bring you to the area, plan some time to explore before or after your sailing.Beth Luberecki, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
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Guests can traverse bumpy tracks by Jeep to picnic on the never-ending sandy stretch of beaches.Rooksana Hossenally, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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The Traitors were not so subtly traversing the castle to find each other.Tom Smyth, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
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Many of them are piloting it in some way, shape or form across specific projects.Megan Poinski, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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The mission was piloted by NASA astronaut Nick Hague, who became the first active U.S. Space Force Guardian to launch into space since the branch's establishment in 2019.Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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Expand All An Our Lady of Lourdes senior who was seriously injured in a Labor Day weekend boating crash off the Keys that killed her friend remains unconscious and continues to fight for her life, according to people raising money for her medical bills.David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
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In Coeur d'Alene, this kaleidoscope of colors can be seen while boating on the lake, hiking in the forest or cycling through town.Catherine Garcia, The Week US, theweek, 8 Oct. 2024
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While prison is used to uphold respect for the law by setting an example for others to not cross legal lines, the duration of these sentences and the necessity of placing people to serve their time in prison facilities is proving too costly.Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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This mirrors what has been thoroughly documented along the U.S. border, where migrants attempt to cross through more remote (and therefore deadly) areas to avoid the U.S. Border Patrol.Angel Escamilla Garcia, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2025
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Like so many Angelenos, Cheyenne Shannon’s routine came to a halt in the hours after the devastating Palisades Fire broke out on the morning of Jan. 7, followed by the Eaton Fire in Altadena.Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2025
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While the show follows the Howey novels fairly closely, things develop differently; genders are flipped, and deaths happen in different ways.Barry Levitt, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
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Doubs eventually walked off the field and to the locker room with two trainers assisting him.Jelani Scott, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
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Ex-Speaker Michael Madigan is walking a tightrope by testifying.Armando L. Sanchez, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Navigate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/navigate. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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