navigated

past tense of navigate
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as in steered
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 sailed
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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Recent Examples of navigated Barra has since navigated a global pandemic, tariffs and supply-chain chaos, and the rise of AI as an unstoppable and industry-shaking force. — Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026 Accessibility The resort does not have any ADA-compliant villas, and there are some steps throughout the property navigated typically by golf cart. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026 China has set a new world record for simultaneous autonomous underwater vehicles after 116 small drones navigated a swimming pool without human control. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026 Denim’s practicality and versatility were displayed at London Fashion Week, where attendees navigated the city in blue jeans. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026 France has a strict separation between church and state, so each papal visit needs to be carefully navigated. — Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026 There’s an instinctual quality to how Navarrette has navigated her career thus far. — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026 The Vikes have navigated through the troubled waters of Murray’s absence to two wins and his running ability adds another dimension. — Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026 The couple also previously navigated the death of their son, Ezra, of a heart ailment, just two weeks after he was born in 2010. — Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for navigated
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  • Bloys is a near 25-year veteran of HBO who has steered TV’s most prestigious brand through choppy waters and three massive corporate takeovers in eight years.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Golden State Valkyries coach Natalie Nakase steered her team to a 104-80 home win over the Dallas Wings.
    — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
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  • Early in the match tiebreaker, De Minaur leaped for a volley and ended up sprawled on the black court inside the O2 Arena before popping back up as Zverev's reply sailed out.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
  • But Yamamoto’s throw to third sailed wide, allowing a run to score.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
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  • Some days, fewer than ten ships traversed the strait—far fewer than in peacetime, when between 130 and 150 commercial vessels would make the passage each day.
    — RICHARD HAASS, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The starry event has traversed the globe from New York City to London to Paris to LA and with each location the celebration of fashion, celebrity, and performance has reached new heights.
    — Glamour, Glamour, 15 Sep. 2026
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  • It’ll be piloted in an unspecified part of northern California with local food services, including Chipotle and Popeyes.
    — Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 30 Sep. 2026
  • In 2020, Glover piloted the first operational flight of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft, Resilience, to the International Space Station.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026
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  • The defunct Amtrak line, which ran more than 2,600 miles between Seattle and Chicago, ferried passengers to stops in Boise, Pocatello and Salt Lake City, winding along tracks that still carve through Idaho’s Snake River Plain today.
    — Rose Evans September 15, Idaho Statesman, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The Pilot once ferried maritime pilots to larger ships in Boston Harbor.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
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  • Unlike Jackson and el Sayed, Stratton is poised to take the seat being vacated by Durbin, but has followed the progressive script.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
  • In the years that followed, Aventura opened for Don Omar’s tour in support of his sophomore studio effort, King of Kings.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2026
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  • Video circulating on social media showed a drone striking the bridge and exploding as vehicles crossed.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Last month, the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury crossed 5%, the highest yield on that security since the summer of 2007, near the start of the financial crisis and the Great Recession.
    — Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026
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  • The choice of chartreuse — a borderline putrid shade of it, no less — walked an appropriate tightrope between glamorous and grotesque.
    — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The lefty struck out three and walked four over two scoreless innings in his major-league debut, earning the win and aiding the Sox in a 5-3 victory.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026

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“Navigated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/navigated. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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