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
Some 80 oil and gas tankers a day typically traversed the Strait of Hormuz before the war, The New York Times noted.
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Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 13 Mar. 2026
The landscape—rolling hills, thick forests, and lush river valleys—lends itself to hiking and biking, and the park is also traversed by the Green and Nolin rivers, which offer plenty of opportunities for boating and fishing.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026
The Boise State men’s basketball team has traversed the 2025-26 season without a true team leader, instead relying on individual nights of brilliance from one of several players to win games.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 1 Mar. 2026
In that same period, the total distance traversed by ships in the Arctic increased 111%.
—CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
The design is meant to reorient us, to take us on a trail walked not by humans but traversed and carved by elephants, a creature still misunderstood, vilified and hunted for its cataclysmic-like ability to reshape land, and sometimes communities.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Her deeply poetic and very personal songs alongside her unique style of playing guitar traversed multiple musical genres, including pop, rock and jazz.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2026
The collective of musicians was facing mounting frustrations with cases of the flu, coupled with the lengthy distances needing to be traversed in their tour bus, taking a toll on the group.
—Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
As part of the demonstration, the G1 traversed a snowfield while autonomously tracing the outline of a Winter Olympics emblem measuring approximately 186 metres by 100 metres.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 3 Feb. 2026
Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 13 Mar. 2026
The landscape—rolling hills, thick forests, and lush river valleys—lends itself to hiking and biking, and the park is also traversed by the Green and Nolin rivers, which offer plenty of opportunities for boating and fishing.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026
The Boise State men’s basketball team has traversed the 2025-26 season without a true team leader, instead relying on individual nights of brilliance from one of several players to win games.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 1 Mar. 2026
In that same period, the total distance traversed by ships in the Arctic increased 111%.
—CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
The design is meant to reorient us, to take us on a trail walked not by humans but traversed and carved by elephants, a creature still misunderstood, vilified and hunted for its cataclysmic-like ability to reshape land, and sometimes communities.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Her deeply poetic and very personal songs alongside her unique style of playing guitar traversed multiple musical genres, including pop, rock and jazz.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2026
The collective of musicians was facing mounting frustrations with cases of the flu, coupled with the lengthy distances needing to be traversed in their tour bus, taking a toll on the group.
—Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
As part of the demonstration, the G1 traversed a snowfield while autonomously tracing the outline of a Winter Olympics emblem measuring approximately 186 metres by 100 metres.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 3 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for traversed
Verb
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These exports crossed the Pond around the same time.—
Dominic Green,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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Eventually, though, a line gets crossed.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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In the Midwest, temperatures exceeding 90 were predicted across Nebraska, followed by a big drop to the 50s and 60s Sunday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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These recommendations match the schedules currently followed by the AAP.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
22 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The studio audience cheered Blub on as the fish navigated the vehicle across the floor.—
Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Mar. 2026
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The audience clearly agreed, reacting positively and cheering for Blub as the little fish navigated the vehicle through nothing more than natural swimming movements.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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One of those bullets traveled into Minugh's home.—
Joan Murray,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Flanagan traveled to postwar Japan to help develop a child welfare program.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The Duchess of Sussex, who walked the red carpet with close friend Kelly McKee Zajfen, opted for a strapless, silk navy column dress by Ralph Lauren and strappy black Stuart Weitzman sandals.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
21 Mar. 2026
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Twenty-seven years ago, 15-year-old Sonya Wallace walked to the post office to mail a letter.—
Claire Osborn,
Austin American Statesman,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Thompson and Allen covered the net in all three games.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Superstorm Sandy, which in 2012 flooded New York City and neighbors, had tropical storm-force winds that covered an area nearly one-fifth the area of the contiguous United States.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Container traffic has stagnated, and tracked cargo saw a double-digit decline for the fiscal year through February.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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All requests submitted are assigned a ticket number so they can be tracked and real-time updates are posted so residents can stay informed on the status of requests, the release said.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Traversed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traversed. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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