Thesaurus results for TRAVERSAL

traversal

noun

Definition of traversal

as in traverse

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Recent Examples of traversal Dragon Mounts, Mechs, and Base Building The traversal and progression systems go well beyond standard open-world fare. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 2 Mar. 2026 For the first few hours, the gatekeeping of these features leaves Hornet feeling dramatically underpowered in both a fight and basic traversal. — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 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 See All Example Sentences for traversal

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Noun

Over the years, many climbing injuries and deaths have occurred on the traverse between an area known as high camp around 17,200 feet and Denali Pass, mainly resulting from unprotected falls, according to the park.

— Becky Bohrer, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
Over the years, many climbing injuries and deaths have occurred on the traverse between the high camp and Denali Pass, mainly resulting from unprotected falls, according to the park.

— Becky Bohrer, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026

Definition of traverse

Noun

The Catalan conquistador led the first mainland expedition of Europeans up and down what’s now California.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
From the earliest pioneering expeditions and nighttime escapes from bondage to the modern-day road trip, Americans are a people on the move – restless, ambitious and innovative.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 4 July 2026

Definition of expedition

Noun

The Herald could not independently verify communications between the airline and government officials, and the carrier has not publicly commented on the circumstances surrounding the aborted trip.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026
Wells went missing on the 4th of July after going on a boat trip with his high school friends to the popular, undeveloped Horn Island, just south of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, according to officials and Crump.

— Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 9 July 2026

Definition of trip

Noun

The book also flashes back two hundred years to young Moose Spahr, who makes the dangerous and arduous trek to the land his family will live on, lugging the piano required in exchange for the deed.

— Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 7 July 2026
Among the attendees were a handful of country music stars who made the trek from Nashville (and beyond) to celebrate their genre’s onetime princess — who may be making a return to her roots.

— Alison Abbey Hudak, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2026

Definition of trek

Noun

There, the championship runs continued, with Tanter in a front-row seat to Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant's march to three consecutive titles from 2000-2002.

— Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 17 June 2026
Please join us at the next No Kings march, where tens of thousands of our colors are proudly presented.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 16 June 2026

Definition of march

Noun

Brittany Clark died June 28 after the attack that happened on a hike with her boyfriend and a friend at Little Big Econ State Forest near Orlando.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Meanwhile, Warsh abstained from issuing a rate forecast , when several other FOMC members signaled a hike later this year.

— Fred Imbert, CNBC, 6 July 2026

Definition of hike

Noun

Plus, the police are looking for a tramp (David Wilmot) who lives in the forest nearby, and may know something about what happened to her.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2026
More than half a century into his imposingly prolific, restlessly searching career as a songwriter, Springsteen has fulfilled the prophecy he was born into as a young tramp.

— New York Times, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026

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