Thesaurus results for TRAVERSED

traversed

verb

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 The bottom line An imperfect borrowing climate which has solidified thanks to an extended Fed rate pause will need to be traversed carefully. — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 31 July 2026 Around 100 commercial vessels traversed the strait on a typical day before the war. — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 27 July 2026 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 The first Spanish expedition to California in 1542 was followed about 220 years later when Gaspar de Portolá and Franciscan monk Junipero Serra traversed the coastal lands. — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 3 July 2026 According to the hiking blog, The Hiking HI, the rock bridge can only be traversed at low tide, but can be treacherous either way. — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026 On a recent visit, the water traversed a smoky 10-foot canyon of charred foam and twisted wall panels on its way to the drain. — Mack Baysinger follow, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026 The Orange Walk In some ways, the parade was like the giant processions that have traversed the whole of downtown after the Chiefs’ various Super Bowl wins. — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2026

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On Sunday, Universal crossed the $4 billion mark for the 2026 box office, becoming the first studio this year to achieve the feat after Disney was the first to reach $3 billion.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 2 Aug. 2026
While small-boat migrant numbers this year are significantly lower than in 2025, some 2,000 have crossed the English Channel since Burnham became prime minister on July 20.

— Philip Aldrick, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of crossed

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The new agreement says the Travelers would pay $150,000 per year in rent over the first five years of the contract, followed by a hike every five years of either 4% or the increase in the Consumer Price Index, whichever is less.

— Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 6 Aug. 2026
Iván Herrera followed with an RBI double off of a Warren sinker, also to deep center field.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of followed

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Tolle navigated a tricky Dodgers lineup with poise and didn’t get rattled in the second after giving up the lead on Hernández’s homer.

— Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
Lollapalooza 2026 navigated heavy rainfall, delaying Saturday's schedule, yet artists delivered memorable sets.

— Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of navigated

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This year's primary also could test the growing clout of democratic socialists, who have traveled from across the country to help campaign for Bush.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
The first week of August, Popliger traveled to Los Angeles to visit two camp friends, one with Gaucher disease and another with nemaline myopathy.

— Rachel Hale, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of traveled

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This is a large, Art Deco covered market, built in the 1920s for an architectural competition.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Aug. 2026
Inside the Lasch Football Building, for example, there’s barely a wall not covered in some sort of a mural featuring a uniformed player, Nike swoosh proudly displayed.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of covered

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Their movements are tracked, conversations are restricted, decisions are tightly controlled, and accomplishments are rewarded with superficial incentives.

— Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Of the seven expense categories tracked — including housing, medical costs and education — cellphone bills were the most common expense paid by someone else.

— Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2026

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