Thesaurus results for NAVIGATED

navigated

verb

past tense of navigate

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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as in traversed

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 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

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The complaint also says that Merrill advisors inappropriately steered clients toward low-interest Bank of America accounts, resulting in substantial financial losses.

— Chase Jordan October 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026
As potential homebuyers in California weigh some very expensive housing options, they are often steered toward condominiums — one of the most affordable pathways to becoming a homeowner in the United States.

— Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

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Aubrey's 65-yard attempt with about 30 seconds left in the second quarter sailed wide left.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
Before its commissioning, the destroyer sailed from Norfolk to Florida and then traveled to Alaska through the Panama Canal.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of sailed

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The Firebrand and the First Lady demonstrates that the early civil rights movement was built on a foundation of deep, complicated, long-term relationships which traversed the boundaries of both race and class.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of traversed

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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

Definition of piloted

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Treasury said Caspian had transported IRGC personnel and weapons to Syria and said Meraj had ferried illicit cargo, including weapons, to the Syrian government.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of ferried

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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

Definition of crossed

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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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