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

Verb

Bear tracks showed where a pair of grizzlies had traversed our island and swum to the far shore. — John Todd, Outdoor Life, 9 July 2026 Some traffic traversed the strait on Tuesday, according to data and analytics company Kpler, which verified 41 crossings compared to 36 on Monday. — ABC News, 8 July 2026

Noun

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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Eustaquio chooses to cross into a central area and Bosnia clear the ball, but the idea — to draw opponents out and create an overload in one area — was sound.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 July 2026
The message of the Corcoran cancellation was that crossing some undefined line of decency gave the government license to come after you.

— Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 July 2026

Definition of cross

Noun

Sébastien Vaniček’s new film follows Alice (Souheila Yacoub) as the travels to her in-laws’ secluded home after the death of her husband.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 12 July 2026
Meanwhile the hotel boutique stocks the best of ISSIMO’s brands from LabSolue body lotion (also in rooms along with ISSIMO’s travel kits) to ISSIMO x Lido capsule collection swimsuits.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 July 2026

Definition of travel

Verb

Instead, language barriers and limited information can hinder their ability to navigate legal situations effectively, Kittaka said.

— Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 12 July 2026
Robbyant said the launch represents a major step forward in robotic spatial perception, helping robots develop a more accurate understanding of the physical world and improve their ability to navigate complex environments.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 11 July 2026

Definition of navigate

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

Verb

The move follows an inspector general audit urging a pause on new deployments and contracts until enforceable privacy, security and oversight rules are in place.

— Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
Her two youngest children, 5-year-old Raúl and 9-year-old Ximena, wanted to follow in the footsteps of their oldest brother and play soccer.

— PJ Green July 11, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2026

Definition of follow

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

The Angels then chased Eovaldi when Logan O’Hoppe walked and Wade Meckler singled, driving in a run as the top of the order came to the plate.

— Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 10 July 2026
Instead of relying solely on manual walk-around inspections, crews can assign inspection missions to the robotic platforms.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026

Definition of walk

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

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