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Recent Examples of traversal
Newsweek: In terms of traversal, what vehicles are in the game?
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Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Venue: Board of Officers Room, Park Avenue Armory The pianist, who characteristically blends deep thoughtfulness with technique and endurance, in a two-part traversal of Bach’s six partitas.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Wall Crawl A bit of classic Spider-man traversal mixed with some classic Magic flavor, Wall Crawl shows no wall is a match for the web-slinger from NYC.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
The traversal is reminiscent of the arcade game, with players being able to press up to scale walls and press down to hang from platforms.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 30 July 2025
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Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Venue: Board of Officers Room, Park Avenue Armory The pianist, who characteristically blends deep thoughtfulness with technique and endurance, in a two-part traversal of Bach’s six partitas.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Wall Crawl A bit of classic Spider-man traversal mixed with some classic Magic flavor, Wall Crawl shows no wall is a match for the web-slinger from NYC.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
The traversal is reminiscent of the arcade game, with players being able to press up to scale walls and press down to hang from platforms.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for traversal
Noun
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Fans watched Rory traverse three major relationships across the series’s seven original seasons.—
Justin Kirkland,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Nov. 2025
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Messages, videos and protest art traverse continents in seconds, inspiring solidarity but also inviting chaos.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Nov. 2025
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While driving to the California protests, Vandenberg — who lives out of his car but was temporarily staying at an El Paso hotel — stopped at the travel center on Interstate 10, and purchased six large mortar fireworks and 72 M-150 firecrackers, prosecutors said.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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The wide-leg silhouette creates an effortlessly chic drape that flatters every stride through long travel days, while still looking structured enough for meetings and dinners.—
Julia Morlino,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The rest of me is bundled into an expedition puffy and down snow pants, a pair of choppers that reach my elbows, a buff, fleece hat, and boots designed for the Arctic.—
Stephanie Pearson,
Outside,
14 Jan. 2026
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As the name suggests, Crew-12 will be NASA and SpaceX's 12th human science expedition to the International Space Station.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
14 Jan. 2026
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Plus, the lightweight fabric adds structure without bulk, creating a system that works trip after trip.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Jan. 2026
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The Kraken have two games left on a trip that opened with a loss at Carolina and a victory over the New York Rangers.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Expect a three- to four-hour trek of moderate difficulty, but the majestic views of the rocky coastline from the top are worth the trip.—
Liz Provencher,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Jan. 2026
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Since the gorillas move across a wide area, the trek is unpredictable in length and terrain.—
Holden Frith,
TheWeek,
9 Jan. 2026
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The Miami Hurricanes are at home, while the entire state of Indiana – save for some in West Lafayette – is content to abandon their homes to enjoy this unexpectedly stupefying playoff march.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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Sacramento police diverted traffic from N Street between Fifth and Sixth streets downtown as the march proceeded, Gamble said.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Every hike is different as the colors and textures change with each season and rainfall.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Jan. 2026
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While any price hike in an uncertain economy is usually greeted with annoyance if not outrage, there’s little question that music streaming is one of the better bargains in the entertainment world, and surveys have shown that consumers have long been willing to pay more.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
15 Jan. 2026
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Told in a lingua franca of philosophy and academic jargon, Lucky’s speech has something to do with the collapse of reason and logic, and the futility of human progress, which is ultimately what tramps Estragon (Reeves) and Vladimir (Winter) are up against, too.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
17 Dec. 2025
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As historian Kelly Lytle Hernández writes, one thing that stood in the way of this vision was the figure of the tramp.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Traversal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traversal. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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