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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
How to make humanoids do versatile parkour jumping, clapping dance, cliff traversal, and box pick-and-move with a unified RL framework?
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 June 2024
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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
How to make humanoids do versatile parkour jumping, clapping dance, cliff traversal, and box pick-and-move with a unified RL framework?
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for traversal
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Logan told Outside that the River Trail closure could put hikers descending the South Kaibab in a dangerous situation, requiring them to either hike back up the steeper South Kaibab trail or embark on a lengthy traverse to reach the Bright Angel trail.—
Outside,
Outside,
10 Mar. 2026
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Around dusk, the two climbers attached mechanical ascenders to it and, hanging upside down like tree sloths, made the long, slow traverse to my platform.—
Robert Moor,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Diagne entered on a B-2 tourist visa, a non-immigrant visa for temporary travel to the United States.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Mar. 2026
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The lightweight cotton-blend feels breathable and fluid, which is especially welcome on warmer travel days or crowded flights.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Mar. 2026
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Erling documented the expedition on film.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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Other new itineraries for 2026 include a 14-day trekking expedition through Australia’s Northern Territory replete with croc sightings in Kakadu and a rim walk at Kings Canyon.—
The Editors,
Outside,
18 Mar. 2026
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The Galaxy, who made the long trip to Jamaica, arrived Tuesday evening.—
Damian Calhoun,
Daily News,
19 Mar. 2026
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The long list of Warriors players who did not suit up included superstar guard Stephen Curry and ex-C’s big man Al Horford, who did not join Golden State for its lone trip to Boston this season.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2026
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Sommaiy, a former monk, leads private meditation sessions and treks to remote forest temples where abbots still practice the esoteric art of Sak Yant Buddhist tattoos.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
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On Friday, some of her followers made the trek to the mural only to find that the logo had already been painted over with a lighter shade of purple.—
Charlie Vargas,
Oc Register,
17 Mar. 2026
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Folks of all ages will appreciate the nightly Sirenna ritual, which involves a musical march from the lobby down to the sand, where adults are served a local favorite alcoholic chocolate drink, and kids’ eyes will pop when a mermaid appears through the plexiglass window of the infinity pool.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Mar. 2026
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He was arrested in 2021 while urging Congress to protect voting rights, and led a march for criminal justice reform that same year.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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On the hike, Lukas Bell-Dereske, science coordinator/ecologist for the parks, led us past the log Hanson had crossed to an area that the map indicated would be in the torch zone.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Madis Muller, a member of the European Central Bank's governing council, admitted that the probability of a rate hike has increased, according to a Bloomberg report on Tuesday.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
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The scene inspired future comedy gags showing drifters and tramps losing their pants to dogs chasing them.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
29 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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“Traversal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traversal. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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