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
Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
The brand is offering up 15 adventures to the Land of the Midnight Sun, four journeys across the Pacific, and two transcontinental voyages that give you the chance to traverse both spots in one go.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2026
Air Mail, 25 Oct. 2025
The full Interconnect Tour departs from Deer Valley Resort in Park City, leading skiers on a traverse along the Wasatch Mountain range with visits to Park City Mountain Resort, Solitude, Brighton, Alta, and Snowbird.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
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Verb
There are also significant doubts there are enough Navy ships to escort commercial vessels, given that 60 or more tankers typically traverse the strait each day.
—Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
The brand is offering up 15 adventures to the Land of the Midnight Sun, four journeys across the Pacific, and two transcontinental voyages that give you the chance to traverse both spots in one go.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2026
Noun
Each state that Route 66 traverses gets its own illuminating chapter.
—Air Mail, 25 Oct. 2025
The full Interconnect Tour departs from Deer Valley Resort in Park City, leading skiers on a traverse along the Wasatch Mountain range with visits to Park City Mountain Resort, Solitude, Brighton, Alta, and Snowbird.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for traverse
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That district also crosses county lines — into Corona, Chino Hills and other parts of western Riverside and San Bernardino counties.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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As a result, millions upon millions crossed the border attracted by higher wages and better infrastructure, including hospitals, roads, sewers, clean water, schools for their children and other social services at the state or municipal level.—
Doug McIntyre,
Oc Register,
8 Mar. 2026
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In our roundup of travel news this week, why social bathhouses are a hot new wellness trend, the Portuguese chicken shop Chinese tourists are traveling thousands of miles to visit, plus travel chaos in the Middle East.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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The man, Jonathan Gavalas, started using the chatbot in August 2025 to help write, plan travel and assist with shopping.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Accessibility The property, set on a mountain, is pretty difficult to navigate by foot.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Mar. 2026
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In this setup, two propellers operate simultaneously, improving thrust and maneuverability for massive cargo vessels navigating ports and narrow channels.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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Deep snow should greet mushers along much of the 1,000-mile (1,610-kilometer) trek to the state’s western coast.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Popular trails include the two-day Shangarh to Pundrik Rishi Lake route and multiday treks like Neuli–Dhel or Gushaini–Rakhundi, which pass through mixed forests, blossoming village edges, and wide meadows.—
Alexandra Gillespie,
Outside,
6 Mar. 2026
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Newport Beach has a new e-bike ordinance that imposes fines or possible impounding of e-bikes if the rules aren't followed.—
Michele Gile,
CBS News,
11 Mar. 2026
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The warning followed reports that Iranian forces had begun laying mines in the channel linking the Persian Gulf to the Indian Ocean.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Mar. 2026
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New features include psychic abilities for operating mechanisms and manipulating her powerful beam cannon, and the Vi-O-La Motorcycle for fast traversal across the game's expansive zones.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
2 Dec. 2025
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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
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The San Diego Trolley extension was completed in 2021 and riders can walk from the station down an escalator to the main mall.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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While the late Karl Lagerfield had a selection of male muses (Brad Kroenig and Baptiste Giabiconi walked his runways), an official foray into the menswear space never came to fruition.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
11 Mar. 2026
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With 66 potential new species from one expedition and hundreds of specimens still being analyzed, these findings underscore how much of the deep ocean remains unknown — and how much more there is left to discover.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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The Nankai Trough is one of Japan’s most geologically active deep-sea regions, but before this expedition, only 14 animal species were known to inhabit the area’s cold seeps.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Traverse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traverse. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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