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 To get this far, the architects navigated an unholy gauntlet of constraints. —

Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 June 2026 Many people navigate into the city daily for work, school, medical services, and municipal services. —

Kenneth Okeke, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2026 These models are intended to help robots navigate unpredictable environments where terrain, obstacles, equipment, and working conditions can change continuously. —

Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 8 June 2026 Young people are navigating the labor market’s rough hand with caution, but in some areas, Gen Z might still have some growing up to do. —

Tristan Bove, Fortune, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for navigate

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Though the workshop is distinct from Lost Kite, key leaders—like MPWW’s founder and artistic director, Jennifer Bowen—are steering Lost Kite’s editorial team.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
Do is serving a five-year sentence in federal prison for accepting more than $550,000 in bribes to steer $10 million in pandemic relief funds to two nonprofits.

— Claire Wang, Oc Register, 10 June 2026