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navigating

verb

present participle of navigate
1
as in steering
to operate or control the course of the hours of training that are required before a student pilot is allowed to navigate an airplane solo

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2
as in sailing
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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3
as in traversing
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 navigating Beckinsale has also been candid about navigating her struggles following her mother Judy Loe’s death in July 2025 after a battle with stage IV cancer. — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 20 Sep. 2026 However, their effectiveness can be limited against drones navigating along preprogrammed routes or communicating through fiber-optic cables. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026 The agency might even take the opportunity to completely redesign the disastrous Ashland, Armitage and Elston Avenue intersection and save generations of Chicagoans the headache of spending 15 minutes navigating through a single stoplight. — Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026 When the arcade first opened, Europe was navigating industrialization, the rise of the urban bourgeoisie, and the emergence of modern ready-to-wear fashion. — Eleonora Giordani, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026 But collecting these gifts can take months or even years of navigating red tape, according to experts. — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026 How are media and entertainment companies navigating shifting winds in Hollywood, amid an industry in constant flux and AI rapidly advancing on the scene? — Todd Spangler, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026 Read more about how Republicans are addressing the president’s messaging struggles, while Democrats are navigating party skepticism. — Kaylah Jackson, NBC news, 8 Sep. 2026 Sense and Sensibility Jane Austen’s debut novel has inspired a handsome new adaptation starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles as sisters navigating love in the aftermath of loss. — A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for navigating
  1. steering
  2. sailing
  3. traversing
  4. piloting
  5. cruising
  6. crossing
  7. following
  8. walking
Verb
  • The White House would just be steering cash to couples who had already made it to the altar.
    — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Our paper argues that end-to-end AI systems could compress this variation by steering exploration toward what existing data suggest is likely to succeed.
    — Julio Ottino, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of steering
Verb
  • After sailing about half an hour, Choi’s navy yard utility boat slowed and hovered – never fully stopping as the water was far deeper than the length of the anchor.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The Costa Cruises vessel was reportedly sailing from Naples to Sicily when the brawl erupted at sea.
    — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of sailing
Verb
  • The production’s adventurousness, traversing every corner of Brad Bentz’s scenic design, can have a diffuse effect.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • People were part of Pleistocene history, adapting to the colder climates in the north and traversing the unglaciated regions to the south of the glacial margins.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of traversing
Verb
  • In addition to piloting, Marciniw was a flight instructor and, according to NBC4, had more than 30 years of flight experience.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Mario Lamar, 80, was piloting the aircraft with his wife, Lili Lamar, 79, granddaughter, Sofia Sosa, 28, and grandson Christian Sosa, 22, aboard when the plane went down.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of piloting
Verb
  • In 2023, Newsom signed legislation removing California’s restrictions on cruising and stripping local governments of the ability to enact bans based on repeatedly driving through an area.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Though the culture never disappeared since the heyday of cruising in the 1980s and 1990s, interest in lowriding has surged in recent years.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of cruising
Verb
  • Clinical studies have shown that crossing your legs at the knee can temporarily raise systolic and diastolic blood pressure readings.
    — Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The growing menace of drones crossing into Romania’s skies, many of which officials have blamed on Russia, prompted the NATO member to shoot down four drones this year, the first time since the war next door started.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of crossing
Verb
  • Daily Fiction By Genevieve Plunkett The following is from Genevieve Plunkett's The Lonely Girl's Vegetable Patch.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Ties between the two countries, which had deteriorated sharply following a deadly border skirmish in 2020, have been thawing for more than a year.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of following
Verb
  • Diamondbacks reliever Juan Morillo (4-4) struck out three in a row after walking the first batter of the ninth.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Timber returned from an ongoing groin issue at the weekend against Sunderland, only to be followed by White walking off gingerly in back-to-back games.
    — Art de Roché, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of walking

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“Navigating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/navigating. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

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