Thesaurus results for NAVIGATE

navigate

verb

ˈna-və-ˌgāt

as in to steer

to operate or control the course of the hours of training that are required before a student pilot is allowed to navigate an airplane solo

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as in to sail

to travel on water in a vessel the months that were once required to navigate around South America in the days before the Panama Canal

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as in to traverse

to make one's way through, across, or over it will take some effort to navigate that stretch of hills, but we can do it

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Recent Examples of navigate The program also provides a full-time therapist and youth care worker, in addition to a part time nurse, to help the teens navigate their futures and work through their trauma. —

Cbs Chicago Team, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026 Making do Stammen had to navigate 6⅓ innings of a close game with one of his high-leverage relievers down. —

Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026 The crew has learned to navigate shipboard life, too. —

David W. Brown, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026 Rogers navigates down to an image of a chart. —

Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 6 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for navigate

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Smooth push and pull design so it can be steered like a stroller or pulled like a wagon depending on the situation.

— Tory Johnson, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
Brown’s priority after taking the job left by Thibodeau’s sudden departure following the Eastern Conference Finals was to steer the ship in the right direction, towards the style of play capable of lifting the Knicks to an NBA Finals appearance for the first time since 1999.

— Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026