Thesaurus results for TRAVERSE

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verb

trə-ˈvərs

Definition of traverse

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

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The bottom line An imperfect borrowing climate which has solidified thanks to an extended Fed rate pause will need to be traversed carefully. — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 31 July 2026 Broad Peak, where the climbers were traversing when the avalanche struck, is a 26,401-foot mountain in the Karakoram range in central Asia. — ABC News, 31 July 2026

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His 12-year-old son Fitz — named after the traverse of Patagonia’s Fitz Roy mountain, which Caldwell and Honnold became the first to climb in 2014, just a few months after Fitz’s birth — has embraced competitive skiing in the wake of the family’s recent move to Lake Tahoe. — Namir Khaliq, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026 The new study relies on data from 78 traverses of the area from September 2023 to February 2024. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 18 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for traverse

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Verb

This is only the second lottery prize to cross the $650 million mark so far this year, behind only the ongoing Mega Millions jackpot.

— Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Just running around wearing cloaks, slinking into and out of castles, slicing the throats of all who cross her.

— Brian Grubb, Vulture, 27 July 2026

Definition of cross

Verb

These positions overlap on evaluations and incident reporting but diverge sharply on preemption, open weights and who gets to test, which is exactly the terrain the administration's June executive order is now navigating.

— Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
The signals successfully navigated sharp turns and narrow bottlenecks without reflecting backward or leaking into neighboring channels.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of navigate

Noun

The Odyssey, of course, follows Greek King of Ithaca Odysseus’ perilous, decades-long trek home to Queen Penelope (Anne Hathaway) and their son, Prince Telemachus (Tom Holland) follow his army’s victory during the Trojan War.

— Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
In early June, Shields, his wife and kids, ages 4 and 7, made the trek back to Yosemite, staying outside the park at Tenaya at Yosemite in Fish Camp.

— Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026

Definition of trek

Noun

Alexander Benitez, Head of Studio at Windup Games, actually credited Skate (yes, the skateboarding game) as an inspiration for the creative traversal.

— Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 6 June 2026
Rolling alone failed in narrow folds, but combining vertical floating with horizontal swimming allowed successful traversal.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 May 2026

Definition of traversal

Verb

This was on full display last September when Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un walked side by side at a military parade in Beijing – a show of unity among authoritarians.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
Beth Sightler walked me around her working-class neighborhood in the Old North End.

— Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

Definition of walk

Noun

Its load-bearing capacity has been improved to accommodate the needs of larger scientific research equipment during expeditions.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026
On Saturday, Purja’s expedition company said the world had lost one of mountaineering’s greats.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of expedition

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