circumnavigating

verb

present participle of circumnavigate
1
as in circling
to travel completely around the first ship to circumnavigate the globe

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2
as in bypassing
to avoid by going around we can circumnavigate the traffic jam if we take the next exit

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Recent Examples of circumnavigating The countdown clock is officially rolling at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where four astronauts are preparing to take off on the mission of a lifetime — circumnavigating the moon and returning humans to deep space for the first time in five decades as part of Artemis II. — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026 Superpressure balloons can last for months and travel long distances, potentially circumnavigating the globe, all the while reporting their position. — IEEE Spectrum, 31 Jan. 2026 Two hundred seventy-two miles of scenery are signposted by pretty blue and orange ribbons circumnavigating the island, representing the ocean and those ubiquitous mandarins. — Gary Shteyngart, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Nov. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for circumnavigating
  1. circling
  2. bypassing
  3. traversing
  4. circumventing
  5. orbiting
  6. avoiding
  7. encircling
  8. crossing
Verb
  • Potential contenders including former health chief Nirav Shah and ex-Senate president Troy Jackson are circling, while disillusioned voters liken Platner’s exit to Democrats’ last-minute scramble to replace Joe Biden.
    — Kimberlee Kruesi, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • Sources tell Variety that programmers at each of the fall festivals — Venice, Telluride, Toronto and New York — are circling the title, though a premiere venue has yet to be set.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 8 July 2026
Definition of circling
Verb
  • Given the unique nature of spreading credit among that many artists, Gilroy had to pull some strings—bypassing people’s agents to meet one-on-one.
    — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026
  • The program included bypassing, then replacing Poway’s aging Clearwell.
    — Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2026
Definition of bypassing
Verb
  • The property’s expert concierge is always a WhatsApp message away and can arrange a menu of experiences at the villas or nearby resort for you—or leave your schedule empty for hours spent by the pool and traversing nearby cliffs and beaches.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
  • Individuals have been traversing the globe on their own as far back as travel records have been recorded.
    — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of traversing
Verb
  • The lawsuit also references several actions taken by board members that Obeng characterized as circumventing his authority.
    — Ilana Arougheti July 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
  • However, this article argues that true innovation in these sectors comes from embracing, not circumventing, constraints.
    — Nir Bashan, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of circumventing
Verb
  • And typically, the extreme radiation around these stars totally strips the atmospheres from the planets orbiting them, so astronomers have wondered if planets orbiting these stars can have an atmosphere at all.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 16 July 2026
  • But a study in Wednesday’s issue of Nature describes observations of helium being lost from the atmosphere of an exoplanet orbiting the star LHS 1140, about 50 light-years away.
    — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026
Definition of orbiting
Verb
  • The district encouraged residents to take preventative measures, as avoiding mosquito bites is the most effective way to protect oneself from West Nile virus and other illnesses spread by mosquitos.
    — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
  • But advanced age alone doesn't provide a legal case for avoiding execution, said Gerod Hooper, an attorney with Florida's Capital Collateral Regional Counsel, a state agency that provides post-conviction legal representation.
    — CBS Miami Team, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Definition of avoiding
Verb
  • Cheers roared from the crowd encircling the concrete arena as two skateboarders slammed into each other at top speed.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026
  • Styled by Brad Goreski, Moore wore a custom cobalt blue Self Portrait gown with an oversized bow encircling the hips, falling into a train.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 22 May 2026
Definition of encircling
Verb
  • These temperature changes are the result of Pluto subtly heating up and cooling down as its elliptical orbit brings it slightly closer to the sun, crossing inside Neptune's orbit, and then moving farther away again.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 July 2026
  • In January, a 50-year-old man who has not been identified by the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office died at a hospital after being struck while crossing the road near 49th Street.
    — Madison Smalstig July 16, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
Definition of crossing

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