traversing

present participle of traverse

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of traversing Frith has three friends with her when she’s first seen traversing the marshes. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026 The production’s adventurousness, traversing every corner of Brad Bentz’s scenic design, can have a diffuse effect. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026 People were part of Pleistocene history, adapting to the colder climates in the north and traversing the unglaciated regions to the south of the glacial margins. — Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026 During a Wednesday press conference, Mamdani discouraged the public from traversing through lower Manhattan on Friday. — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026 Brenner was a member of a 44-strong breakaway in the Sierra Sur de Jaén mountains, with the stage 14 traversing 154km from Jaén to La Pandera, a 12km climb with sections topping out at 17 per cent in its upper reaches. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026 In a satiric short video, Rabid Dogs, 2002, for example, white-collar workers dress upas rapacious canines, clutching Burberry bags in their mouths and traversing cubicles on all fours. — Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026 And while Jonas is no stranger to traversing the nation, often on a tour bus, he may not have been accustomed to the way it was done on the commercial’s set. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026 The soldiers are members of the Polish special forces and are taking part in an exercise designed only months ago that simulates moving through enemy lines, traversing miles of enemy territory and launching a drone strike on a key enemy location. — ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for traversing
Verb
  • That also means more of the pipeline would be on his property to make up for what is not crossing his neighbors’.
    — Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • And yet crossing the trillion-dollar mark is a remarkable achievement, whether or not AMD continues to straddle the border.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Known as the ‘Gate of Tears’ for the dangers of navigating there, the straight links the Red Sea with the Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Donalds is among the Republicans across the country navigating what many see as a challenging electoral environment for Republicans, complicated further by backlash to Trump among some segments of the Republican base.
    — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Her first job as CEO in 2014 was to remake the century-old company’s corporate culture and regain customers’ trust following a tragic, reputation-wrecking ignition-switch crisis.
    — Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The seven Chi Phi members in question were expelled or suspended, but some of them were allowed to continue their education at the university following a monthslong Title IX investigation.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Soon, crew who had been traveling on the plane stepped in to stabilize it, issuing a mayday call and seeking a place to land.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Two people died and one remains missing after a medical transport helicopter traveling from Catalina Island to the mainland crashed into the Pacific on Wednesday; two others were rescued and stable.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The walking path leads past the animals to the property’s three cabins, giving larger groups the option to stay close while still having their own space.
    — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Some of my earliest memories are walking down the aerobridge with mum and getting to visit the flight deck.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The fundraiser, which as of Friday evening had raised more than $15,000, will go toward covering medical care, vet bills and property damage.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Zambia objected to provisions covering the use of health data and also resisted Washington’s effort to link the health agreement to cooperation on critical minerals.
    — Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026

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“Traversing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traversing. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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