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
Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2025
The SailGP 2025 season has competitors traverse conditions across five different continents over a year-long season, starting and ending in the United Arab Emirates.
—Christina House, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2025
Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
The iPhone Air features a Google Pixel-like camera bar (that Apple calls the plateau) on the back that traverses the width of the phone with a single, solitary camera on the left.
—PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Options include the Goat Trail traverse or Solo Creek to Chisana—both are around 25 miles and require expert backcountry skills.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2025
The SailGP 2025 season has competitors traverse conditions across five different continents over a year-long season, starting and ending in the United Arab Emirates.
—Christina House, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
Every 50 years, the gates between the two open, allowing 50 challengers to embark on a deadly quest to traverse between them.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
The iPhone Air features a Google Pixel-like camera bar (that Apple calls the plateau) on the back that traverses the width of the phone with a single, solitary camera on the left.
—PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025
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Verb
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This rare timing means the eclipse occurs on the doorstep of the September equinox, when the sun crosses the celestial equator, marking the start of spring in the Southern Hemisphere and fall in the north.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
21 Sep. 2025
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Over the last month, Poland saw three separate incidents in which its airspace was violated by Russian drones, including UAVs carrying explosive components that crossed into its airspace from both Ukraine and Belarus.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
21 Sep. 2025
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Healthy, hydrating fruits and vegetables are perfect snacks for travel but be sure to eat that juicy plum during your flight.—
Jessie Beck,
AFAR Media,
16 Sep. 2025
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Plus, due to the high population density, Asian megacities generate enormous demand for intercity travel, making high-speed projects more economically viable.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
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His comments heaped political and financial pressure on media companies navigating a febrile and toxic atmosphere in the aftermath of Kirk's assassination.—
Amanda Castro
Shane Croucher
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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To navigate this uncharted terrain, leaders can benefit from having a blueprint for carving out the best approach for their organization.—
Heather V. MacArthur,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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But not everyone can make the trek overseas to hoist a Maßkrug (beer stein).—
Don Tse,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Close to 43 years after the group embarked on its first run of farewell shows back in 1982, The Who returned for one final trek (for now, at least).—
John Lonsdale,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Sep. 2025
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In the days following his killing, conservative activist Charlie Kirk has, in a sense, become all things to all people.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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The very chair that Kimmel occupies was made vacant by Maher’s ouster that also followed controversial comments.—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Invest in natural language query tools with visual explanations (graph traversal, source citations).—
Daniel Fallmann,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Wall Crawl A bit of classic Spider-man traversal mixed with some classic Magic flavor, Wall Crawl shows no wall is a match for the web-slinger from NYC.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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People walk on the UCLA campus on July 30, 2025, in Los Angeles.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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The thick rubber sole feels sturdy and helps with shock absorption to make walking long distances comfortable.—
Austen Tosone,
Glamour,
18 Sep. 2025
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Two other black snailfishes, the Dark Snailfish (Careproctus yanceyi) and the Sleek Snailfish (Paraliparis em), were discovered on a diving expedition 186 miles (300 km) off the coast of Santa Barbara, California, at Station M, a deep-sea research observatory near the coast.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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The expeditions are part of the league’s efforts to expand the American sport’s presence overseas.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Traverse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traverse. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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