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as in to traverse
to travel completely around
the first ship to circumnavigate the globe
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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
Roosevelt let newspaper editorials hash out the pros and cons of the voyage before making an official announcement, and the leak represented the first time congressmen (and the public) heard about the fleet’s plans to circumnavigate the globe.
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JSTOR Daily, 7 Nov. 2025
The conference will culminate in the official launch of the Sentinel Mission on October 10, featuring REDWING, the first autonomous underwater glider that will embark on the first-ever AUV mission to autonomously circumnavigate the globe.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
Famed aviator Amelia Earhart has captured our imaginations for nearly a century, particularly her disappearance in 1937 during an attempt to become the first female pilot to circumnavigate the globe.
—ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
More than 1,000 employees circumnavigate the bustling fifth floor Tempus office around an atrium that Lefkofsky said was a spiral parking ramp before the building — a National Historic Landmark that once housed the country’s oldest mail-order firm — was converted to tech space 25 years ago.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
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JSTOR Daily, 7 Nov. 2025
The conference will culminate in the official launch of the Sentinel Mission on October 10, featuring REDWING, the first autonomous underwater glider that will embark on the first-ever AUV mission to autonomously circumnavigate the globe.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
Famed aviator Amelia Earhart has captured our imaginations for nearly a century, particularly her disappearance in 1937 during an attempt to become the first female pilot to circumnavigate the globe.
—ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
More than 1,000 employees circumnavigate the bustling fifth floor Tempus office around an atrium that Lefkofsky said was a spiral parking ramp before the building — a National Historic Landmark that once housed the country’s oldest mail-order firm — was converted to tech space 25 years ago.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for circumnavigate
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The video showed the mysterious concept, dubbed Corleo, roaming rocky terrain, leaping over icy crevasses, crossing snowy landscapes without losing its footing, and traversing a dark forest at night — all while carrying an adult rider on its back and being powered by a hydrogen power cell.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
8 Jan. 2026
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The massive International Sportsmen’s Expo returns to the Colorado Convention Center this weekend for all things hunting, fishing and traversing the land.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
8 Jan. 2026
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However, as the substance is considered a supplement and not a medicine, formulations by manufacturers often bypass strict regulatory controls.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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In 2019, the same network obtained an additional 145 million euro contract for hemodialysis kits, with payment mechanisms reportedly linked to crude oil or fuel oil—allowing transactions to bypass conventional banking systems.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
21 Jan. 2026
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The astronauts will spend the day observing and photographing the far side of the moon, parts of which have never been seen by human eyes, and then circle it for a return to Earth.—
Matthew Glasser,
ABC News,
20 Jan. 2026
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Dumars insists on following the Miami-Dade Police Department rulebook by counting all the money at the scene, and the thriller quickly becomes a race against time as parties with vested interests in the stash house begin to circle like vultures.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Jan. 2026
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But that could be a mistake worth circumventing this January.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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In 1940, Germany circumvented the Maginot Line by invading through Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg to the north, ultimately defeating France within six weeks.—
Ivan Krastev,
Time,
21 Jan. 2026
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The four astronauts will lift off from Nasa’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida and spend the first two days orbiting the Earth, testing their life-support systems.—
The Week,
TheWeek,
7 Jan. 2026
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The budget would preserve NASA missions to Venus, Uranus and the Habitable Worlds Observatory that are meant to search for life on planets orbiting nearby stars, as well as the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which is slated for launch next year.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
6 Jan. 2026
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Research your rebooking options and alternative itineraries in advance, and take advantage of airlines' self-service tools to avoid long lines at airport agent desks or long hold times on the phone.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
25 Jan. 2026
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The system avoids long-term buildup while still reliably confirming that a pill was taken.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Within moments, a small crowd of counter-protesters encircled him.—
Ruby Cramer,
New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2026
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The Moroccan-style domed white villas, which encircle the place like sugar cubes, satisfy the pilgrim’s sense of arriving at a glamorous landmark conjured from the glossy magazines of her youth.—
Alex Postman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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For a president to tamper with the Fed is to cross a red line — to welcome panic and potential doom.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
13 Jan. 2026
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The driver that struck Riddles has not been charged with any crimes for the crash, which happened as Riddles tried to cross the road in an area that wasn't marked with a crosswalk.—
Zach Boetto,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Circumnavigate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circumnavigate. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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