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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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Downloads of VPNs, which hide users’ locations to bypass country-specific restrictions, increased before the ban.—
Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2026
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Iranians are seeking, with some success, to bypass the regime’s internet blackout amid the country’s deadliest protests in years.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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SpaceX just launched the first-ever human spaceflight to circle Earth over its poles.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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Cassidy pointed to a December game in Columbus when defenseman Brayden McNabb slid down from the point as Marner circled up to the top.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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In Washington, the president believes that might makes right, that the courts are simply speed bumps, not stop signs — that democracy is a nuisance to be circumvented.—
Sacramento Bee staff,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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The unilateral interceptions could complicate Ukraine peace talks between the US and Russia, which is said to use a fleet of shadow tankers to circumvent Western sanctions.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
7 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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To avoid this dilemma, my aunt always travels with a portable power bank like this slim option from Anker.—
Stephanie Gray,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
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Learn how to properly thaw frozen pipes, and how to avoid them in the first place.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
11 Jan. 2026
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Some thought the mystery bore a direct relation to the green tangle that tightly encircled the two dozen shacks balanced precariously between the rain forest and the yellowish waters.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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While encircled outside his locker Saturday, disappointed in the result but proud of his team’s effort, Coker answered questions about his career game.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
11 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 17 Jan. 2026.
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