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
But hardly any ships have traversed the strait since the war began in late February.
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Justin Fishel, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
The film mostly exists as an exercise in further tilling personal earth that Romvari previously traversed in her short films.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
Igra added that a friend who traversed the route months later and wound up in the jail as well also remembered the soup and had been telling her children about it for years.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Only 10 ships have traversed the strait in the last 24 hours.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
At least two vessels that have traversed the strait have paid Iran fees in Chinese yuan to guarantee safe passage, analysts from Lloyd's List Intelligence said in a recent report.
—CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
During this 13-minunte period, the crew will have effectively traversed 1,701 nautical miles.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 9 Apr. 2026
But overall traffic through the strait has still not improved since the ceasefire deal was announced, as only some bulk carriers — which carry dry cargo rather than oil — have traversed the key waterway.
—Sean Conlon,lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026
Ships flying the flags of Pakistan, India, Thailand, Russia, Turkey, China, Iraq, and now Malaysia have safely traversed the strait at some point since the war began.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 7 Apr. 2026
Justin Fishel, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
The film mostly exists as an exercise in further tilling personal earth that Romvari previously traversed in her short films.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
Igra added that a friend who traversed the route months later and wound up in the jail as well also remembered the soup and had been telling her children about it for years.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Only 10 ships have traversed the strait in the last 24 hours.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
At least two vessels that have traversed the strait have paid Iran fees in Chinese yuan to guarantee safe passage, analysts from Lloyd's List Intelligence said in a recent report.
—CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
During this 13-minunte period, the crew will have effectively traversed 1,701 nautical miles.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 9 Apr. 2026
But overall traffic through the strait has still not improved since the ceasefire deal was announced, as only some bulk carriers — which carry dry cargo rather than oil — have traversed the key waterway.
—Sean Conlon,lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026
Ships flying the flags of Pakistan, India, Thailand, Russia, Turkey, China, Iraq, and now Malaysia have safely traversed the strait at some point since the war began.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for traversed
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That’s probably why class-crossed lovers make such fertile ground for fiction—look at Heathcliff and Cathy, or poor Scudder and Maurice.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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The ships crossed the strait from east to west to the Gulf before making their way back to the Arabian sea, according to the report.—
Angela Cullen,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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Now 43-38, Charlotte has lost ground this week with difficult losses to Boston and Detroit that followed the same blueprint, as the Hornets fell off a cliff in the fourth quarter at the wrong time.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Apr. 2026
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Its techniques are still breathtaking today, richer and more substantial than any images that came before and many that followed.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Apr. 2026
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Cook grew Apple’s sales, market cap and share price tremendously, navigated though Covid disruptions, and has successfully advocated for the company in challenging political times.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
21 Apr. 2026
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Moreover, these hyperactive behaviors became even more intense as the study progressed, showing a lasting shift in how the fish navigated their environment.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026
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Prince Harry and Meghan traveled to Australia on April 14 for a trip made up of private, business and philanthropic engagements.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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One of the country's main mediators, Army Chief Asim Munir, traveled to Iran last week as part of this mediation effort.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2026
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That happened to be Duran, who took third on a wild pitch and scored after Marcelo Mayer walked and Yoshida came through with the game-winning single.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
18 Apr. 2026
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The right-hander struck out four and walked two.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Zestt Dreamsoft Travel Scarf is the perfect thing to make sure you’re always covered (literally).—
Samantha Leal,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Apr. 2026
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The viral dessert, which uses minimal ingredients, is typically made with fresh Medjool dates filled with natural nut butter, then covered in dark chocolate and topped with flaky salt.—
Kelly McCarthy,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Police tracked down Horner through digital evidence that day.—
S.E. Jenkins,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Asia-Pacific markets tracked Wall Street, opening higher on Wednesday.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Traversed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traversed. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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