as in crossed
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 traversed
The 20-minute ride with Balloons Over Rum flies high above terrain once traversed by Bedouins and used as a backdrop for films like The Martian.
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Essence, 28 Oct. 2025
Food, natural resources, jobs, ideas, and people all traversed a border that was barely monitored for large stretches.
—Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
The eye of the hurricane traversed the entire island, with its winds weakening only to 125 mph by the time is exited Jamaica's western coast several hours later.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2025
The poetic image of the boomerang traveling through space rings real and true in this landmark study as a feat of engineering and an enduring symbol that traversed and survived colonialism.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2025
In 2015, Girls actress Allison Williams traversed the New York City subway system dressed as Belle from Beauty and the Beast (1991), looking uncannily similar to the princess.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
The team traversed steep and uneven ground, overcame vertical drops of up to 60 feet (20 meters) using rope techniques and transformed a small underground site into a temporary base.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Several states along the East Coast have been issued warnings by the National Weather Service (NWS), after a nor’easter traversed the eastern seaboard this weekend bringing with it the threat of strong wind and heavy rain.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
But if progress in robotics proceeds anywhere close to the speed of the wider AI industry, that wide distance may nevertheless be traversed in a short space of time.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Essence, 28 Oct. 2025
Food, natural resources, jobs, ideas, and people all traversed a border that was barely monitored for large stretches.
—Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
The eye of the hurricane traversed the entire island, with its winds weakening only to 125 mph by the time is exited Jamaica's western coast several hours later.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2025
The poetic image of the boomerang traveling through space rings real and true in this landmark study as a feat of engineering and an enduring symbol that traversed and survived colonialism.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2025
In 2015, Girls actress Allison Williams traversed the New York City subway system dressed as Belle from Beauty and the Beast (1991), looking uncannily similar to the princess.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
The team traversed steep and uneven ground, overcame vertical drops of up to 60 feet (20 meters) using rope techniques and transformed a small underground site into a temporary base.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Several states along the East Coast have been issued warnings by the National Weather Service (NWS), after a nor’easter traversed the eastern seaboard this weekend bringing with it the threat of strong wind and heavy rain.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
But if progress in robotics proceeds anywhere close to the speed of the wider AI industry, that wide distance may nevertheless be traversed in a short space of time.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for traversed
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By the time of the centennial celebration in 1926 (a year late), tens of thousands of miles of railroad track crossed the country.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
26 Oct. 2025
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But in stoppage time, Miami was gifted a third goal when Jordi Alba crossed from the left and keeper Willis, colliding with defender Walker Zimmerman, spilled the ball right to Messi, who had the simplest of tap-ins.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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YouTube has navigated similar impasses with other entertainment companies this year.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos navigated a temporary audio interruption on Live.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The strikes ended when the WGA reached an agreement with the AMPTP in September 2023, followed by SAG-AFTRA that November.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
2 Nov. 2025
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Frank followed the exact same path with Brentford but, crucially, was the club’s first-choice following Postecoglou’s dismissal two weeks after winning the Europa League final.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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There is a possibility that their romance has traveled off-screen.—
Francesca Gariano,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Earlier this year, King traveled to space on a Blue Origin flight alongside a crew of all female astronauts, including Katy Perry, Lauren Sánchez and others.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Both of them basically blanked him and walked on.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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At first, Westergaard blamed the breach on an employee who had accidentally left them open and walked off the job.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Nature and Faith He captures Lithuania (where Drizyte grew up and where her parents still live) in the freezing winter, too, with images shot on the Curonian Spit when it’s covered in snow.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025
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Such remediation costs may be covered by the tenant’s renter’s insurance policy, or perhaps by your own policy.—
Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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Nevertheless, after hearing that exchange, my Athletic colleague Ken Rosenthal tracked down the manager himself to explore this very topic.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Planes were being tracked and reports coming from all kinds of sources, but in the end, the Blue Jays fell short in the sweepstakes.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Traversed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traversed. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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