as in to cross
to make one's way through, across, or over
the spider traversed the wall from end to end
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Recent Examples of traverse
Casey Tolan, CNN, 30 Jan. 2025
Travel through the Battery Tunnel sped up 18%, Lincoln Tunnel commutes got quicker by 17%, and those traversing the Midtown Tunnel got to Manhattan 15% more quickly.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2025
Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
For example, a person observing the system in operation would notice that many motions were accomplished in discrete smooth steps rather than a single traverse.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Nov. 2024
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Verb
Flight restrictions enacted after 9/11 block air traffic from going near government buildings, military and government helicopters regularly traverse the area, and flights are constantly taking off and landing at Reagan, which has the busiest runway in the country.
—Casey Tolan, CNN, 30 Jan. 2025
Travel through the Battery Tunnel sped up 18%, Lincoln Tunnel commutes got quicker by 17%, and those traversing the Midtown Tunnel got to Manhattan 15% more quickly.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2025
Noun
But how can one area have no electricity while homes in a nearby community still have their lights on?
D’Agostino told the Union-Tribune last month that power lines traverse areas where risky fire conditions are located.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
For example, a person observing the system in operation would notice that many motions were accomplished in discrete smooth steps rather than a single traverse.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for traverse
Verb
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Trump Media sues Brazil Supreme Court justice who once crossed Musk The Department of Justice said that the other cartel leaders and managers extradited by Mexico face charges in the U.S. that include murder, money-laundering, racketeering and drug-trafficking.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2025
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Remove any stems that cross one another or appear dead or damaged.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Read more The best travel insurance companies SquareMouth travel insurance review What is Cancel For Any Reason travel insurance?—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
17 Feb. 2025
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However that storm could bring major travel disruptions to the mid-Atlantic, AccuWeather meteorologists noted.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
17 Feb. 2025
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Over the course of The Brutalist, László navigates and transcends his pain through his architectural projects, culminating in a career retrospective at the Venice Biennale.—
Natalie Portman,
Deadline,
17 Feb. 2025
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The players still look short of confidence and the new boss must now navigate the next few games without some senior players missing through injury.—
Ben Church,
CNN,
17 Feb. 2025
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The father who went hiking with his son last weekend agreed to talk about the trek but asked that they not be identified.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN,
22 Feb. 2025
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His upcoming California concert trek will mix favorites by The Zombies with songs from Blunstone’s solo albums and from his tenure with Parsons.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Typically, following a mass law enforcement action, there are pending criminal charges accessible in the public record.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA TODAY,
23 Feb. 2025
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On Monday, Cramer will be following reports from Domino’s Pizza, Coterra, Realty Income, Cleveland-Cliffs as well as Hims & Hers.—
Julie Coleman,
CNBC,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Throw in a Halo Infinite-style grappling hook that can be used for traversal or combat.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
26 Feb. 2025
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The Doom Slayer can even toss his shield and jump to it, acting like a form of traversal.—
Gieson Cacho,
The Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The 2025 Topps baseball cards are here; our collectibles team walks us through the new designs and inserts.—
Ken Rosenthal,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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Though the Post was amenable to publishing the inside ad, Common Cause told the paper to forget it and walked away.—
Liam Reilly,
CNN,
17 Feb. 2025
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Most base layers will be in the 160-grams-per-square-meter (lightweight) to 260-gsm range (heavyweight or expedition weight).—
Scott Gilbertson,
WIRED,
22 Feb. 2025
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While the grizzly was on this raiding expedition, a smaller grizzly must have invaded the area.—
Tom Stacer,
Outdoor Life,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Traverse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traverse. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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