navigate

1
as in to steer
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 to sail
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 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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“Navigate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/navigate. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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