1
as in to traverse
to travel completely around
the first ship to circumnavigate the globe
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2
as in to bypass
to avoid by going around
we can circumnavigate the traffic jam if we take the next exit
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Recent Examples of circumnavigate
And joining the Apollo 13 crew after having first served on Apollo 8, which intentionally circumnavigated the moon but did not land on its surface, made Lovell the first human ever to see the moon up close for a second time.
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Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2025
The route for the boat, which would require recharging, could be to circumnavigate Manhattan.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 28 June 2025
As the Madden-Julian circumnavigates the globe, its interaction with these atmospheric waves can encourage storm formation.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 22 June 2025
The two-company model was devised to circumnavigate and comply with anachronistic regulatory restrictions.
—Mark A. Cohen, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
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Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2025
The route for the boat, which would require recharging, could be to circumnavigate Manhattan.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 28 June 2025
As the Madden-Julian circumnavigates the globe, its interaction with these atmospheric waves can encourage storm formation.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 22 June 2025
The two-company model was devised to circumnavigate and comply with anachronistic regulatory restrictions.
—Mark A. Cohen, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for circumnavigate
Verb
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Patient data traverses unsecured networks in jurisdictions beyond the scope of oversight.—
Douglas B. Laney,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Much of the rest of the hike was dry and traversed gentle gravel bars or smooth limestone expanses, skirting the edges of grassy bluffs and rocky cliffs.—
Eva Frederick,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Sep. 2025
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The whole point was to build open, borderless systems that couldn’t be switched off, bypassing the gatekeepers of traditional finance.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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March was the last time Congress was in this position, and at the time, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer threw his support behind a funding extension and bypassed a filibuster.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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The altitude is low enough to allow for things like satellites to circle Earth fairly quickly.—
Eric Lagatta,
AZCentral.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Just before midnight on Friday, August 22nd, insects circled the bright lights outside the Texas state capitol and sprinklers watered the lawn.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
2 Sep. 2025
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When the system’s rigged against you, try to undermine it or circumvent it.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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In response, Russia pivoted towards eastward to China again, signing the Power of Siberia Pipeline, and then accelerating the development of payment systems like Mir and System for Transfer of Financial Messages (SPFS) to circumvent Western financial systems.—
Earl Carr,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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That means spacecraft orbiting Mars are in play.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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While most satellite internet services operate from single geostationary satellites orbiting Earth at about 22,236 miles, Starlink is a constellation of thousands of satellites that operate from a low-Earth orbit, about 341 miles up.—
Eric Lagatta,
AZCentral.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Take extra caution when on the road or avoid driving if possible.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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Refrain from entering water that may have electricity in it and avoid walking through floodwaters.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Sep. 2025
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By Friday evening, the fire crew successfully encircled the entire perimeter of the fire in control lines.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Israeli tanks now encircle the coastal city from north, south and east.—
Aya Batrawy,
NPR,
5 Sep. 2025
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Hasan told Semafor that the publication, just over a year old, would cross 500,000 total subscribers on Substack within the next few weeks; more than 50,000 of them pay monthly or annually.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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While the brothers aren't expected to cross paths, speculation continues over whether Harry will reunite with his father, King Charles.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Circumnavigate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circumnavigate. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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