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verb

present tense third-person singular of traverse
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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noun

plural of traverse
as in travels

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Recent Examples of traverses
Verb
Astronomers have also discovered that M30, along with several other globular clusters, traverses the Milky Way in the opposite direction to the galaxy's rotation. — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 11 Nov. 2026 In it, a young kid traverses New Orleans to fish, goes door to door selling his game, and learns how to drive, among other things. — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2026 And Wheeler stuck to his principles with this list, one that mostly traverses North Oak Trafficway as cheaply (and deliciously) as possible. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026 In just over eight hours, the train traverses Illinois, Iowa, and Nebraska, beginning with the towns of Naperville, Princeton, and Galesburg, Illinois. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Midwest Living, 15 Oct. 2026 The Carolinian line heads from Charlotte to Raleigh and up the coast to New York City, and the Piedmont line traverses North Carolina. — Eva Flowe october 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026 This fourth full-length from the London jazz quintet traverses Black diasporic sound traditions — grime, reggae, Afrobeat — mulling over the question of how music so joyous can be rooted in histories of pain. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026 Reliever optimizes availability After taking his head out of the cold tub, Blubaugh traverses the bowels of Daikin Park. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 But the scenery becomes especially dramatic once the train reaches Colorado and traverses the unique landscapes of the West. — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for traverses
  1. crosses
  2. travels
  3. follows
  4. treks
  5. navigates
  6. trips
  7. walks
  8. expeditions
Verb
  • Based on Nobel Prize Winning novel, Growth of the Soil tells the story of Isak, a man without a past who crosses the mountains in search of somewhere to build a life.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Weather prospects generally improve, too, as the path crosses the deserts of North Africa.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of crosses
Noun
  • His travels in Juli, La Paz, and Lima, as well as numerous visits to Cusco, positioned him as an influence on painters throughout the Andes.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Convinced by the gesture, Dench went on to play Aereon in the 2004 film, the elemental ambassador who guides Riddick (Diesel) through his tumultuous travels to rescue his old allies and confront the head of the Necromonger empire.
    — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of travels
Verb
  • The story follows two middle-aged people revisiting a relationship from more than two decades earlier, exploring regret and the possibility of moving on.
    — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 8 Nov. 2026
  • For the Omaha Beach landing and the war that follows, Kaminski set out to make combat look like frontline footage rather than a Hollywood spectacle.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of follows
Noun
  • There’s also a genius Ritz-Venture & SeaVenture program offering a range of kayak excursions and jungle treks to secret beaches.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Watch On Julianne (Julia Roberts) treks to Chicago with a secret plan to break up the wedding of her best friend in a film that helped define friendships between men and women.
    — David Faris, TheWeek, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of treks
Verb
  • The Viper navigates a temporary autocross course by the Sixth Street Bridge in Los Angeles.
    — Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2026
  • As the company navigates fierce critics and a wave of communities outside the Atlanta area ending their contracts, Flock has been tightening some standards on its own, nationwide.
    — Graham Hurley, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of navigates
Noun
  • The Tigers hit the road for their next two games with trips to South Florida and Navy before finishing off the regular season at home against Temple on November 27.
    — Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Hurricane Matthew led to back-to-back trips to LSU in 2015 and 2016.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of trips
Verb
  • At the demonstration site, passages are wide enough for a push cart to move in one direction while an individual walks past in the other.
    — Bella Webb, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Lee and Donnie are sitting in a local diner fine-tuning the contours of their friendship of convenience when Judge Jed walks in.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of walks
Noun
  • For children inclined to such expeditions—or who just want to read in a dark spot—a camping headlamp ($35) makes an inexhaustibly useful accessory.
    — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The horses in these parts are semi-wild, and all expeditions are led by skilled local horsemen who guide you over the steppes which, since the days of Genghis Khan, have been revered as the gateway to heaven.
    — Luke Abrahams, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of expeditions

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