Thesaurus results for TRAVERSED

traversed

verb

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past tense of traverse

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 Once traversed by Genghis Khan, this is a focal point of Scythian-Turkic culture, whose arid slopes somehow sustain nomadic life that demands constant attentiveness to the environment. —

Rob Crossan, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Apr. 2026 But hardly any ships have traversed the strait since the war began in late February. —

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

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As the final buzzer sounded, James sat stoically at the end of the bench with his arms crossed close to his chest.

— Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 10 May 2026
Though three fillies have crossed the finish line first, no female jockey or trainer had won it until DeVaux busted through the barn ceiling, taking down the old-boy network made of flannel, denim, seersucker and cigars.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 9 May 2026