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as in sails
to travel on water in a vessel
the months that were once required to navigate around South America in the days before the Panama Canal
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as in traverses
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 navigates
The script swiftly navigates what could be sensitive waters, finding good-natured humor in the inflection points of Jewish and gentile relations without ever being disparaging.
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Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2024
Boswell navigates them with empathetic curiosity, always seeking out the root cause.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
Ricky — Newly released after being locked up in his teens, 30-year-old Ricky navigates the challenging realities of life post-incarceration, and the complexity of gaining independence for the first time as an adult.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 20 Dec. 2024
Brands that can hang on and leverage the breakneck speed at which Gen Z navigates platforms and tools have the opportunity to build affinity and engagement.
—Nohar Zmora, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Yet Kaufman navigates this terrain three or four days a week during the winter, often on his lunch break or before work.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 18 Dec. 2024
Adina navigates human childhood while her single mother, unaware of her daughter’s true identity, struggles to keep them afloat.
—Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Dec. 2024
But its advance has raised alarm when the international community is already nervous about further instability as Syria navigates its transition away from 53 years of Assad rule.
—Marin Scott, NBC News, 14 Dec. 2024
The changeover comes as the school navigates deep financial issues after years of scrutiny by state leaders and a major leadership upheaval earlier this year.
—Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 12 Dec. 2024
Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2024
Boswell navigates them with empathetic curiosity, always seeking out the root cause.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
Ricky — Newly released after being locked up in his teens, 30-year-old Ricky navigates the challenging realities of life post-incarceration, and the complexity of gaining independence for the first time as an adult.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 20 Dec. 2024
Brands that can hang on and leverage the breakneck speed at which Gen Z navigates platforms and tools have the opportunity to build affinity and engagement.
—Nohar Zmora, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Yet Kaufman navigates this terrain three or four days a week during the winter, often on his lunch break or before work.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 18 Dec. 2024
Adina navigates human childhood while her single mother, unaware of her daughter’s true identity, struggles to keep them afloat.
—Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Dec. 2024
But its advance has raised alarm when the international community is already nervous about further instability as Syria navigates its transition away from 53 years of Assad rule.
—Marin Scott, NBC News, 14 Dec. 2024
The changeover comes as the school navigates deep financial issues after years of scrutiny by state leaders and a major leadership upheaval earlier this year.
—Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 12 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for navigates
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Acutely self-aware but nevertheless unapologetic, Vasquez steers his surreal and cynical midnight treasure just to the point of mainstream acceptability here.Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 13 Dec. 2024
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Authentic Brands Group now also steers Muhammad Ali’s and Elvis Presley’s publicity rights.Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2024
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Newport, Seeger, Dylan and the Night That Split the Sixties, the 141-minute film follows the singer-songwriter from his arrival in New York City in 1961 to his controversial performance at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival.Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
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Plot, Cast, Run Time Directed by Ridley Scott, Gladiator II takes place 16 years after the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius of Rome and follows Hanno (Paul Mescal), a former soldier-turned-slave who is forced into being a gladiator for the entertainment of Roman high society.Rudie Obias, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Dec. 2024
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The original holds a special place in The Witch filmmaker’s heart, and while there’s a fine line between loving a movie and being slavishly devoted to it, Eggers thankfully never crosses it.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
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Rafiki then crosses paths with Mufasa, Taka, Sarabi and her familiar, flying protector Zazu (Preston Nyman), and the five of them proceed as a motley crew of wanderers.Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
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