Thesaurus results for NAVIGATE

navigate

verb

ˈna-və-ˌgāt

Definition of navigate

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 His predecessor, Tim Cook, gained stature on the world stage as a power broker deftly navigating global politics, markets, and supply chains. — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 Tyler Wells navigated the rest of the fifth inning to keep the score at 3-2. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026 Last October, De Los Angeles was profiled by the SwimSwam newsletter alongside her teammate Kellie Feintech about their individual journeys navigating cancer. — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026 Generally speaking, both apps are well-designed, work well, and are relatively easy to navigate. — Christian De Looper, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for navigate

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Beijing has also steered state banks to provide financing to priority industries like electric vehicles, robotics, artificial intelligence and renewable energy.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
While the system can accelerate, brake and steer, the human driver must supervise it at all times and remains responsible.

— Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of steer

Verb

Launched last year, Louis Vuitton’s multiyear partnership with Real Madrid marked yet another high-profile sports deal for the world’s biggest luxury brand, which is active in disciplines ranging from sailing to Formula 1.

— Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Henderson picked it up and sailed a throw to first, allowing the tying run to score.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of sail

Verb

Here the goal is to traverse a sprawling castle, defeating all kinds of monsters and gathering gear and experience points to get stronger.

— Andrew Webster, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026
So while Waddington’s landscape looked like a static territory waiting to be traversed, the real landscape changes as cells develop.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of traverse

Verb

Its location in an industrial working waterway won’t provide glorious views, but there’s something whimsical about hot tub boating on a summer’s evening, especially with a local Driftwood beer in hand.

— Adrienne Matei, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026
The 334-acre reservoir allows for boating, including sailboats, jet skiing, paddleboarding and kayaking.

— Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of boat

Verb

Each fall, Earth crosses different parts of this sprawling debris stream, producing the overlapping Northern and Southern Taurids and, occasionally, the larger fragments that create spectacular fireballs.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026
None of its 2026 releases has crossed $100 million at the domestic box office.

— Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of cross

Verb

But following public pushback over data center projects in Hazle Township and surrounding areas, Shapiro walked back the permissive AI infrastructure policies.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
The producers’ MoU follows the film co-production accord already in place at government level between Italy and South Korea.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of follow

Verb

The actor and his wife, singer Dua Lipa, are frequently spotted walking their actual dog, a Labrador-Rottweiler named Golo.

— Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
Clotilde Charpentier, who could play music no better than a hen could float and paddle in the Patriarch’s Ponds, would walk behind John’s coffin, with a heavy black veil to shield herself from the January wind and people’s appraising looks.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026

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