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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
Across his forty-year career, Holmes has navigated seismic shifts in technology, global markets, and workplace dynamics.
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Bill Holmes,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The heir to the throne also said on the show that 2024 was the most difficult year of his life as both his wife and father navigated cancer.
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Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
21 June 2026
The robot successfully navigated an unfamiliar apartment, following spoken instructions across multiple rooms without preloaded maps, while maintaining an inference latency of 196 milliseconds.
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Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
17 June 2026
Diego navigated, and provided ballast, in the middle.
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Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
16 June 2026
The room was packed and loud, but server Noel Thomas navigated the space with poise.
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Louisa Kung Liu Chu,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
Under Arnold, the Iraqis successfully navigated the long, travel intensive pathway through qualification in Asia, which culminated in defeating Bolivia 2-1 in an inter-confederation playoff hosted in Mexico in March.
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Julian Cardillo,
Boston Herald,
15 June 2026
So, yes, if the rebuild takes on the look of a long-term agenda, then selling high might need to be an avenue navigated.
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Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
14 June 2026
The event was halted after an hour due to fears about her safety, which distressingly encapsulates a tension that the trans Mayan artist has navigated for years.
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Eugenie Brinkema,
ARTnews.com,
14 June 2026
Bill Holmes,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The heir to the throne also said on the show that 2024 was the most difficult year of his life as both his wife and father navigated cancer.
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Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
21 June 2026
The robot successfully navigated an unfamiliar apartment, following spoken instructions across multiple rooms without preloaded maps, while maintaining an inference latency of 196 milliseconds.
—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
17 June 2026
Diego navigated, and provided ballast, in the middle.
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Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
16 June 2026
The room was packed and loud, but server Noel Thomas navigated the space with poise.
—
Louisa Kung Liu Chu,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
Under Arnold, the Iraqis successfully navigated the long, travel intensive pathway through qualification in Asia, which culminated in defeating Bolivia 2-1 in an inter-confederation playoff hosted in Mexico in March.
—
Julian Cardillo,
Boston Herald,
15 June 2026
So, yes, if the rebuild takes on the look of a long-term agenda, then selling high might need to be an avenue navigated.
—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
14 June 2026
The event was halted after an hour due to fears about her safety, which distressingly encapsulates a tension that the trans Mayan artist has navigated for years.
—
Eugenie Brinkema,
ARTnews.com,
14 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for navigated
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Over the course of a 60-year-plus career, Davis steered Columbia, Arista and J Records to the pinnacle of the pop music business.
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Trump steered away from the baby blue and white colors that Air Force One has sported since the Kennedy administration, opting for an entirely new livery.
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Banijay Iberia will bring its immersive experience ‘Luminiscence’ to Seville’s stunning Parish of San Jacinto, in its Triana district, home to famed flamenco dancers, bullfights and sailors who sailed to Spain’s New World in the Americas.
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His throw sailed over second base and all the way to the backstop, allowing Steer to move to third.
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Will Smith traversed the globe for 100 days and did a whole bunch of adventure-quest stuff on the Disney Plus/National Geographic series Pole to Pole With Will Smith.
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Volunteers and paid canvassers have traversed neighborhoods on foot to talk to local businesses.
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One of the increasingly concerning threats is drones, which can be piloted remotely and are difficult to disable.
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The crash was not an accident, Adams said, because Pino violated several navigational rules — and piloted the boat without thinking about the well-being of his wife, daughter and the 11 girls on the boat.
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Endeavour’s final mission in May 2011 after the program was officially retired ferried spare parts to the International Space Station.
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Kansas City has not had its own municipal jail since 2009, meaning criminals who break city laws are held in police patrol stations, or ferried out to Missouri jails in Johnson County or Vernon County, both more than 50 miles away.
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The result followed a 1-1 draw to Belgium and a 3-1 win over New Zealand earlier in the tournament.
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The couple followed a cardinal rule of investing.
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By the time Russell crossed the line to take pole, fans and broadcasters assumed Ferrari's Leclerc and Hamilton were set to end Mercedes' run of pole position in each grand prix this season.
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Jones said Gracie crossed into an unfenced area beyond an 8-foot-tall gate before wandering away from the ranch.
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Kyle Teel walked and then Andrew Benintendi doubled.
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Spears' budding models — whose father is Kevin Federline — walked the Vetements menswear Spring/Summer 2027 show on Friday, June 26, proving that they're built for the stage just like their mom.
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“Navigated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/navigated. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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