as in traverses
to make one's way through, across, or over
cut across the field on the way to school
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The nearly 450-foot-tall bridge, one of the vehicular bridges in the Trinity River Corridor Project, connects downtown Dallas to West Dallas and traverses the Trinity River.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 2026 -
In an excerpt from her new book, Feral, writer Emily Pennington traverses the challenging terrain of Alaska's Gates of the Arctic—part of a years-long journey to visit every national park in the United States.—
Jessica Puckett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
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Is there another novel that crosses borders and eras as smoothly as Wuthering Heights does?—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
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Athlete Spotlight Federica Brignone of Italy crosses the finish line of the women's giant slalom in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, on Sunday.—
The Sports Desk,
NBC news,
15 Feb. 2026
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The crackdown follows fatal crashes involving truck drivers who weren’t properly qualified, including incidents in Florida and Indiana that killed multiple people.—
Josh Funk,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Season 4 follows the #MomTok sisterhood as fame, competition and personal challenges collide.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2026
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This best-selling pair is ideal for mornings shuffling around the kitchen, foggy walks to the mailbox, and sitting through entire days of Zoom meetings.—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
21 Feb. 2026
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On Luck…or Something, Duff gives listeners a front row seat to the therapy sessions, marital tensions, mid-drive anxiety spirals, and fraught walks down memory lane that make up life for many a 30-something.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
20 Feb. 2026
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Elementary, middle and high school students throughout Broward, Miami-Dade, Monroe and Palm Beach counties are invited to compete to have their artwork displayed through a wrap on one of Feeding South Florida’s semi-trailer trucks — a 36-foot moving billboard that travels throughout the community.—
Christina Mayo,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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O’Connor said that skiers visiting the huts sometimes take an alternative route back, which travels up Euer Valley and has less exposure to avalanche terrain.—
Annette McGivney,
Outside,
19 Feb. 2026
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And that forces Yoshida’s character to confront her own choices and those of her grandmother, as each generation of women navigates the complexities of love, sacrifice and family expectations.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Feb. 2026
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As Malcolm navigates the moral complexities of his creation, he is hunted by an unrelenting assassin from the future which forever alters the fate of his three children, reads Netflix’s synopsis.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Cuts (across).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuts%20%28across%29. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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