Thesaurus results for NAVIGATES

navigates

verb

present tense third-person singular of navigate

as in steers

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 sails

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 traverses

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 navigates Three Rivers is blaming Corpus Christi for causing its water emergency as Corpus Christi navigates its own crisis. —

Noah Alcala Bach, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Apr. 2026 Nearly everyone is back as Malcolm (Frankie Muniz) navigates reconnecting with his family for the sake of his daughter (Keeley Karsten). —

Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026 This series, based on a true story, explores the life of Molly Kochan (Michelle Williams), a woman living with terminal cancer who navigates her illness and childhood trauma, blending comedy and profound honesty in a way that challenges traditional narratives around death and sexuality. —

Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2026 Providing a stronger safety net will be critical as the region navigates the economic effects of AI and other shifts, said Sujata Srivastava, chief policy officer at SPUR, a regional policy think tank. —

George Avalos, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026 In the clip, which surfaced in recent days on social media, a Parc Astérix visitor captured the location's Goudurix roller coaster traveling through its course, while an object appears to fly off one of the seven-vehicle train's cars as the train navigates an inversion. —

Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Apr. 2026 Set in Santo Domingo, 17-year-old Zuleika navigates romances and her strained relationship with her mother, discovering that true love lies within herself. —

Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026 Rogers navigates down to an image of a chart. —

Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 6 Apr. 2026 Another interesting detail is how the robot navigates. —

Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026

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This year’s event raised money for UpSpire⁠, an employment program; Tarrant Area Food Bank; United Community Centers, focusing on food and literacy; and Tarrant To & Through Partnership, which steers students toward college or careers.

— Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2026
Studies show that during neutral years, the jet stream often steers storms out to sea rather than toward the Gulf Coast or Southeast, reducing overall landfall risk.

— Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026