as in crosses
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 traverses
Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
The new musical Saturday Church traverses both contexts, following a sensitive Black teenager (played by Bryson Battle) who’s torn between his love of church and his burgeoning understanding of his queerness.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
The book traverses the story of these relationships elegantly.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2025
The project also calls for several banquet rooms, as well as a 6-foot-wide waterfront walkway, open to the public during business hours, that traverses the perimeter of the property.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
In two seasons, released in 2022 and 2025, the show traverses the Star Wars galaxy to show what means people employ to consolidate power and what risks others take to stop empire.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2025
The iPhone Air features a Google Pixel-like camera bar (that Apple calls the plateau) on the back that traverses the width of the phone with a single, solitary camera on the left.
—PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025
Patient data traverses unsecured networks in jurisdictions beyond the scope of oversight.
—Douglas B. Laney, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
If not, grab a booth at MacLaren's and settle in as architect Ted Mosby (Josh Radnor) traverses the streets, bars, and rooftop Halloween parties of New York in search of his one true love.
—Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Noun
During the test, the robot successfully traverses randomly placed debris, ascends, and descends steps without difficulty.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
The new musical Saturday Church traverses both contexts, following a sensitive Black teenager (played by Bryson Battle) who’s torn between his love of church and his burgeoning understanding of his queerness.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
The book traverses the story of these relationships elegantly.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2025
The project also calls for several banquet rooms, as well as a 6-foot-wide waterfront walkway, open to the public during business hours, that traverses the perimeter of the property.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
In two seasons, released in 2022 and 2025, the show traverses the Star Wars galaxy to show what means people employ to consolidate power and what risks others take to stop empire.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2025
The iPhone Air features a Google Pixel-like camera bar (that Apple calls the plateau) on the back that traverses the width of the phone with a single, solitary camera on the left.
—PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025
Patient data traverses unsecured networks in jurisdictions beyond the scope of oversight.
—Douglas B. Laney, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
If not, grab a booth at MacLaren's and settle in as architect Ted Mosby (Josh Radnor) traverses the streets, bars, and rooftop Halloween parties of New York in search of his one true love.
—Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for traverses
Verb
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Every network and station has made tough calls when on-air conduct crosses a line.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
26 Sep. 2025
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After finishing as a luxury tax team in each of the past two seasons, the Heat wants to stay out of the luxury tax this season in order to avoid the onerous repeater tax that’s triggered when a team crosses the luxury-tax threshold in four straight seasons or four times during a five-season period.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Of all her amazing travels and adventures, the one that stands out for me is her trip with a friend to Knight Inlet Lodge, in Black Creek, British Columbia, to view the grizzlies.—
Judy Bart Kancigor,
Oc Register,
25 Sep. 2025
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In the past five or so years, airlines have seen a surge in passengers flying for pleasure who were willing to buy their way into premium economy or business class cabins on their own dime for a little extra comfort during their travels.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The MagellanTV takeover follows Blue Ant listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange in August through a reverse takeover of Boat Rocker Media.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
2 Oct. 2025
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The process also follows Evers' preference for the commission to review the data before deciding what road work should be prioritized.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Like many Costco members, Ellinger’s devotion comes from weekly shopping treks with his parents.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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For walking, aim for brisk, purposeful treks, and build up your distance over time, Singh suggested.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
20 Sep. 2025
Verb
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While regular season events like The Masters run according to stroke play – whereby the player who navigates the course in the fewest number of ball hits triumphs – the Ryder Cup is a three-day match play competition.—
Jack Bantock,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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As this unfolds, Benjamin navigates a different kind of drama.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The city analyzed truck traffic generators in southwest Detroit, identified travel patterns and paid particular attention to the Livernois Junction Intermodal terminal, which accounts for more than 1,200 truck trips per day.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Galen Carr, the Dodgers’ vice president of player personnel, has made frequent trips to Japan as the Dodgers reinforced their stronghold in the country.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Just do it A shopper walks past a Nike store in the King of Prussia Mall in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, on April 3, 2025.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Gustavsson has a tough year, which pushes the Wild out of the playoffs and Kaprizov walks at the end of it.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Amanda Lee Myers is a senior crime reporter who covers executions for USA TODAY.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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Diana Leyva covers trending news and service journalism for the Tennessean.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Traverses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traverses. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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