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TAKE THE QUIZSynonyms of circumnavigating
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as in circling
to travel completely around
the first ship to circumnavigate the globe
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as in bypassing
to avoid by going around
we can circumnavigate the traffic jam if we take the next exit
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“Circumnavigating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circumnavigating. Accessed 24 Mar. 2023.
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