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
Leen Al-Rashdan, Fortune, 21 June 2025
Our money is on the ten-mile round-trip Alum Cave Trail, with highlights including a hike-through rock arch, the cliffy overhang of Alum Cave Bluffs, and narrow ledges to traverse (equipped with metal cables to grab for stability).
—Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan, Outside Online, 6 June 2025
Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
This 84-mile loop begins and ends in Taos and traverses the high alpine desert of northern New Mexico and several mountain towns, including Angel Fire, Eagle Nest, Questa, and Red River.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
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Verb
That would translate in an inflow of more than $1 million over a week as a result of the increase in traverses.
—Leen Al-Rashdan, Fortune, 21 June 2025
Our money is on the ten-mile round-trip Alum Cave Trail, with highlights including a hike-through rock arch, the cliffy overhang of Alum Cave Bluffs, and narrow ledges to traverse (equipped with metal cables to grab for stability).
—Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan, Outside Online, 6 June 2025
Noun
Bringing the battle home for players to storm brownstones in Brooklyn Heights or desperately traverse a crumbling Manhattan Bridge is effectively scary — for most people.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
This 84-mile loop begins and ends in Taos and traverses the high alpine desert of northern New Mexico and several mountain towns, including Angel Fire, Eagle Nest, Questa, and Red River.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for traverse
Verb
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Migrants attempt to cross the Mediterranean from North Africa and try to enter Europe to claim asylum along the Italian coast.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
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Gavin Sawchuk may or may not have crossed the goal line on a shovel pass.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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If travel is required, do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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As of October 2025, there are about 12,900 satellites up there, with tens of thousands more projected to be launched as the cost of space travel drops.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Flexible, adaptable, and capable of navigating spaces once unreachable, these robots are designed to move like living organisms, transforming how doctors perform surgeries or how engineers inspect machinery.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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The Jays needed to navigate a six-man rotation or bump someone from the starting staff.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This half-mile outdoor Halloween trek has gory content, strobe lights and spooky sounds.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Oct. 2025
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Almost all spacecraft sent to deep space — including the Voyager probes, Juno, Cassini-Huygens, and Galileo — must execute gravity assist maneuvers, slingshotting around planets to gain velocity for their vast treks.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In his candid remarks on earnings calls, Karp doesn’t always follow advice for talking points.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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All crossings between Afghanistan and Pakistan were shut on Sunday following ongoing clashes.—
Happymon Jacob,
Time,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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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Invest in natural language query tools with visual explanations (graph traversal, source citations).—
Daniel Fallmann,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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No matter what had happened over the first two quarters of a game, Turner would watch Simons walk up to Damian Lillard’s locker and receive a breakdown of the action.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Lila Moss Kate Moss' daughter, Lila Moss, walked the runway at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in a gray long-sleeve jumpsuit which read pink across the chest.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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Despite numerous expeditions and countless theories about its whereabouts, the mine has never been found, fueling ongoing fascination and speculation.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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The implosion of the Titan killed OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush and led to lawsuits and calls for tighter regulation of private deep-sea expeditions.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Traverse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traverse. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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