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traveled 1 of 2

adjective

variants or travelled
Definition of travelednext
as in crowded

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verb

variants or travelled
past tense of travel
1
as in journeyed
to take a trip especially of some distance the couple loves to travel and has been to 34 countries

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2
as in traversed
to make one's way through, across, or over will travel the river for a while and then continue on land

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3
as in flew
to proceed or move quickly that racehorse can definitely travel

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4
as in associated
to come or be together as friends he traveled with a fast crowd when he was in college

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Recent Examples of traveled
Adjective
Aquarius January 20 – February 18 The path less traveled is calling to you. — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 20 Jan. 2024 The space definitely did not suit the couple’s style, which the designers described as California casual with traveled and Old World European elements. — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 22 Nov. 2022
Verb
Judge traveled with the Yankees on their recent trip to the West Coast. — Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026 The former Dorothy Palcer was once a professional figure skater who traveled with the Ice Capades. — Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for traveled
Recent Examples of Synonyms for traveled
  1. crowded
  2. journeyed
  3. traversed
  4. sped
  5. associated
  6. trod
  7. trekked
  8. followed
Adjective
  • Gleason said pursuits are typically limited to two or three police cars to reduce road chaos, but there appeared to be at least five or six in this chase on a crowded road.
    — Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Earlier this year, Becerra was a single-digit polling afterthought in the crowded race to replace Newsom, who is termed-out.
    — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of crowded
Verb
  • Born in Portland, Oregon, in 1873, Lowe journeyed to China for his education, and then returned to America, moving between major western cities, first San Francisco, then Denver, on to Portland and Seattle.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The videos quickly went viral, with lines forming outside the hut as people journeyed to the site, eager to try one for themselves.
    — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of journeyed
Verb
  • To find their bodies, that afternoon Comella and other firemen traversed the steep, smoldering steel mountain using a series of ladders, a process not unlike the way trekkers negotiate the treacherous Khumbu ice fall at the base of Mount Everest.
    — Peter Wilkinson, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
  • As the airplane air-conditioning worked overtime in the desert heat, the grooms traversed the tarmac numerous times to shuttle water and supplies to the horses.
    — Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of traversed
Verb
  • In June 2021, a camera helped locate a murderer, Joseph Jean, 56, who sped off after stabbing a 38-year-old woman on a sidewalk in Fort Lauderdale, the agency said.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The research was slow at first, but more recent advances in technology — including artificial intelligence — have sped things up.
    — Pien Huang, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of sped
Verb
  • The company also unveiled equipment associated with silicon-carbide semiconductor production.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Most importantly, infrastructure should be viewed as a long-term investment in the community rather than simply another cost associated with development.
    — Javier Campaña Minchong, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of associated
Adjective
  • Johnny Carson joked about her breasts on The Tonight Show; countless others followed the same overly trodden path.
    — Debbie Millman, Time, 25 July 2026
  • Immigration experts are reporting a growing interest from American clients in relocating to lesser-trodden European destinations such as Romania, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Poland, Albania and Estonia.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
Definition of trod
Verb
  • Rather than taking the dry way out and heading home on the 4 train, we all got caught up in a more southerly impulse and trekked to our friends’ new place down in Battery Park City.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Daniel talked with dozens of health officials and trekked to Maine and Louisiana for this eye-opening story.
    — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of trekked
Verb
  • More redrawing followed this year after the United States Supreme Court weakened protections for districts drawn to benefit minorities.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The second phase will be adoption, followed by a third phase of transformation over the next decade.
    — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
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“Traveled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traveled. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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