circumambulating

verb

present participle of circumambulate
as in traversing

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  1. traversing
  2. crossing
Verb
  • His adventures traversing a broken land of haunted people and animals may be less the stuff of future myth and more about trauma, but Yoon brilliantly creates voices for human and canine that make both more whole.
    — Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
  • The Leadville 100 Trail Run is an extremely challenging, high-alpine endurance race renowned for not only traversing 100 miles but also scaling a collective 14,000 vertical feet.
    — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 31 July 2026
Definition of traversing
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  • Her warm metallic heels had the same thick platform, tall tapered heel and straps crossing the toes, instep and ankle.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 30 July 2026
  • After two nightmarish seasons wrecked by injury, Green Bay Packers running back MarShawn Lloyd is crossing his fingers that the worst is behind him.
    — Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of crossing
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“Circumambulating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circumambulating. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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