as in to cross
to make one's way through, across, or over
the spider traversed the wall from end to end
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Recent Examples of traverse
Leila Cobo, Billboard, 12 June 2025
In his most ambitious project to date, critic Bill Addison spent over a year traversing the state in search of the 101 restaurants that exemplify the best of California dining right now.
—Danielle Dorsey, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
Edward Terry, IEEE Spectrum, 16 Nov. 2020
Additionally, 46 percent of the total containers moving from northeast Asia to the U.S. East Coast traverse through the canal, the Commerce Department says.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
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Verb
León leads the organized chaos, traversing repertoire that, during the course of the evening, goes from corridos and norteño ballads to country and rock’n’roll.
—Leila Cobo, Billboard, 12 June 2025
In his most ambitious project to date, critic Bill Addison spent over a year traversing the state in search of the 101 restaurants that exemplify the best of California dining right now.
—Danielle Dorsey, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
Noun
One of the major additions for the Urban Circuit was the introduction of multi-level courses, where the ability to traverse stairways was a prerequisite for accessing large portions of the course.
—Edward Terry, IEEE Spectrum, 16 Nov. 2020
Additionally, 46 percent of the total containers moving from northeast Asia to the U.S. East Coast traverse through the canal, the Commerce Department says.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for traverse
Verb
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Airplane passengers crossing the Indian Ocean who peered out their windows on Oct. 19, 2024, might have seen what looked like a fast-moving star suddenly flash and fade.—
Tom Brown,
Space.com,
28 June 2025
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Controlling a fire means ensuring that the fire can't spread or cross the containment line.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
28 June 2025
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Young Americans, already drowning in student debt and struggling with housing costs, are finding travel increasingly impossible.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
17 June 2025
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What’s not in dispute is that rail travel is more climate friendly than air travel, a point stressed by UITP’s Mezghani in his speech in Hamburg today.—
Carlton Reid,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
Verb
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That seems like a problem, since the Dodgers will use their bullpen to navigate tonight’s game as well.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 June 2025
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Fortune has unveiled a new hub, Fortune AIQ, dedicated to navigating AI’s real-world impact.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
17 June 2025
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Her first stateside shows for this tour run kick off in Chicago at the United Center on Sept. 5 and 6, with the trek taking her to cities across the U.S. through October before the tour heads to South America.—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
21 June 2025
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The trek features supporting acts Koe Wetzel, Miranda Lambert, Brooks & Dunn, Ella Langley, Gavin Adcock and Thomas Rhett.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
21 June 2025
Verb
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After going down 3-1 in the bottom of the second, Lindor hit the first of the trio of third-inning homers, with Nimmo and Soto following suit to put the Mets back on top, 4-3.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
22 June 2025
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Safety Tips for Marinating Meat To keep marinated meat safe and prevent foodborne illness, follow these safety guidelines: Always refrigerate: Store marinating meat in the refrigerator.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
22 June 2025
Noun
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And there are a lot of such swings in this game: Doom has a wide array of gameplay moments, including quieter sessions of traversal and menu navigation between bouts of frenetic combat.—
Matthew Buzzi,
PC Magazine,
12 May 2025
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Trying to improve the frame rate by flipping on any kind of frame generation resulted in awful visual artifacts, especially during fast traversal or combat.—
Jason Evangelho,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
Verb
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In addition to the fort’s historic reenactments, there are tours available, and many guests enjoy walking along the pristine beach to look for whales from December to April.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
17 June 2025
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Refrain from entering water that may have electricity in it and avoid walking through floodwaters.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
17 June 2025
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For just the fourth time ever, researchers on an expedition in the Andes Mountains have recorded the Andean condor — the world’s largest flying bird — nesting in Peru.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2025
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On the walls were maps detailing their expeditions and traditional Greenlandic cold-weather garments made from animal hide and fur.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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“Traverse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traverse. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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