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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 navigated
In 2025, central bank purchases declined to 863 tons as market participants navigated record-high price volatility.
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Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2026
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle (2018) Another couple who navigated family issues ahead of their wedding day?
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 13 Apr. 2026
Not a breakthrough technology, perhaps, but a smart move from a man who’s navigated the realities of real estate his whole career.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
No cake was provided due to health considerations for the aging primate — a detail any parent who has navigated dietary restrictions at a kid’s party can appreciate.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
Spanning five seasons across six years, the show navigated a production pause tied to the Hollywood strikes, yet remained a constant with industry voters.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 12 Apr. 2026
Rue’s adventures as a drug mule are both horrifying and blisteringly funny, walking a tightrope that Levinson has always navigated expertly.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2026
For more than a century, Pasteur Institutes around the world have navigated war, decolonization, economic upheaval, and pandemic shocks.
—Guy Vernet, STAT, 9 Apr. 2026
The group appeared relaxed and sun-soaked, marking another milestone for a family that has navigated public divorces and professional shifts to maintain a united front.
—Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2026
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle (2018) Another couple who navigated family issues ahead of their wedding day?
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 13 Apr. 2026
Not a breakthrough technology, perhaps, but a smart move from a man who’s navigated the realities of real estate his whole career.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
No cake was provided due to health considerations for the aging primate — a detail any parent who has navigated dietary restrictions at a kid’s party can appreciate.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
Spanning five seasons across six years, the show navigated a production pause tied to the Hollywood strikes, yet remained a constant with industry voters.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 12 Apr. 2026
Rue’s adventures as a drug mule are both horrifying and blisteringly funny, walking a tightrope that Levinson has always navigated expertly.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2026
For more than a century, Pasteur Institutes around the world have navigated war, decolonization, economic upheaval, and pandemic shocks.
—Guy Vernet, STAT, 9 Apr. 2026
The group appeared relaxed and sun-soaked, marking another milestone for a family that has navigated public divorces and professional shifts to maintain a united front.
—Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for navigated
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Politics has never been TMZ’s focal point, but political issues that aggrieve Levin personally have steered the outlet’s coverage from its inception.—
Paula Mejía,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
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With his tag-team partner Michael Burns, vice chair of the company, Feltheimer has steered Lionsgate through a series of M&A deals, adding thousands of titles to its library, boosting its capabilities and increasing its value into the billions from far humbler beginnings.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
15 Apr. 2026
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With one game left on the schedule before the playoffs — a game the Knicks could punt in the name of longevity for a deep postseason run — head coach Mike Brown, and his players, feel confident and comfortable with the direction the ship has sailed in the latter stretch of the season.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
11 Apr. 2026
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During the opening round of the 2026 Masters tournament, Schauffele’s shot on the par-5 hole sailed just left of the fairway and somehow came to rest inside a woman’s clear plastic shopping bag, which appeared to be sitting on the ground.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Igra added that a friend who traversed the route months later and wound up in the jail as well also remembered the soup and had been telling her children about it for years.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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Only 10 ships have traversed the strait in the last 24 hours.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
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The two men and two women died Thursday in strong currents while trying to board the boat Ali allegedly piloted off the coast of Calais.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Two men and two women died Thursday in strong currents while trying to board the boat Ali allegedly piloted off the coast of Calais.—
Brian Melley,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
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The Endurance spacecraft, built by Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin, will become the largest lunar lander in history, exceeding the size of NASA’s Apollo lunar module that ferried crews to and from the lunar surface more than 50 years ago.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
16 Apr. 2026
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The Ford Mustang—a four-seat, two-door, V8 convertible—ferried fairgoers from prehistory to space on the Magic Skyway, a 12-minute, half-mile ride designed by none other than Walt Disney.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
14 Apr. 2026
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Now 43-38, Charlotte has lost ground this week with difficult losses to Boston and Detroit that followed the same blueprint, as the Hornets fell off a cliff in the fourth quarter at the wrong time.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Apr. 2026
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Its techniques are still breathtaking today, richer and more substantial than any images that came before and many that followed.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Apr. 2026
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That’s probably why class-crossed lovers make such fertile ground for fiction—look at Heathcliff and Cathy, or poor Scudder and Maurice.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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The ships crossed the strait from east to west to the Gulf before making their way back to the Arabian sea, according to the report.—
Angela Cullen,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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That happened to be Duran, who took third on a wild pitch and scored after Marcelo Mayer walked and Yoshida came through with the game-winning single.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
18 Apr. 2026
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The right-hander struck out four and walked two.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
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“Navigated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/navigated. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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