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 Many are navigating partnerships, content opportunities, business ventures and NIL deals at a young age. — Adam Frank, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2026 The Halloween actress went on to say that the family is still navigating the loss together. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2026 Northern Colorado had tremendous difficulty navigating half-court pressure defense by Texas. — ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026 Vehicles navigating Staten Island Road can use the turnout by the water tower. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2026 Without any other elite scorers on the team, opponents can load up to the ball side with ease, forcing Buzelis to spend all his time navigating traffic. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026 It's been a colorful week for investors navigating the biggest swings in stocks since the tariff shock of April 2025. — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026 Researchers also trained its walking system on flat ground, so navigating stairs and uneven surfaces remains a challenge. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026 Medicare enrollees navigating open enrollment face changing plan options, drug coverage costs and premiums, while some insurers are withdrawing plans or limiting enrollment ahead of 2027. — Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for navigating
  1. steering
  2. sailing
  3. traversing
  4. piloting
  5. cruising
  6. crossing
  7. following
  8. walking
Verb
  • Ultimately, someone has to be accountable for steering the ship, and that’s me.
    — Dennis Wilke, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The Uber Eats robot chose a pacifist approach, steering around its would-be adversary without incident.
    — Jennifer Byrne, Popular Science, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of steering
Verb
  • Seductive aquatic creatures luring sailors to a watery death is a story that pretty much originated with sailing itself.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026
  • When the Odyssey stopped sailing, the friend had spent less than a month on the ship.
    — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of sailing
Verb
  • Feast on fresh fruits, pastries, cold cuts, omelettes, and traditional foul mudammas while traversing the ancient waterway.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The rest of the bill features a wide-ranging list of artists traversing country, rock, hip-hop, electronic and more.
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of traversing
Verb
  • Nathalia Filgueiras, 20, who earned her private pilot license while a student at West Boca High, was co-piloting the jet.
    — Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026
  • In September Joby Aviation flew its own self-piloting Caravan coast-to-coast without its safety pilot touching the controls.
    — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of piloting
Verb
  • The Villa Vie Odyssey had been cruising the world for at least 755 days as one of only a handful of ships that offered passengers the opportunity to rent or buy long-term or even permanent ​residences on board.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 4 Nov. 2026
  • You may be used to seeing police cars cruising through your neighborhood or helicopters flying overhead.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of cruising
Verb
  • This is immediately clear upon crossing the threshold, when the atmosphere takes on a futuristic tone, as a corridor of Ando’s signature industrial concrete and light wood lattices carries visitors deep inside the building.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Her intentions were made clear in exchanges on social media with Bowden, who harshly criticized Honeycutt for crossing party lines, particularly for talking with Ocasio-Cortez.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of crossing
Verb
  • First, there's Topkapi Palace, built by the Ottomans in the 1460s following the conquest of Constantinople.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Rhoades, convicted and sentenced to death in 1999, had filed numerous appeals over the following decades.
    — Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of following
Verb
  • This also had a boat trip included, a lovely way to cool off after a day walking Barcelona’s lanes.
    — Jaymi McCann, TheWeek, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Walking less than 500 meters indicates poor cardiorespiratory fitness; walking between 500 and 700 meters is acceptable; walking more than 700 is excellent.
    — Laura Solla, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of walking

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“Navigating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/navigating. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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