Thesaurus results for TRAVERSING

traversing

verb

present participle of traverse

as in crossing

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 traversing There was no zigzagging across the continent, traversing borders or altitude concerns. — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 16 July 2026 Mulching can also create barriers that ivy will have difficulty traversing. — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 15 July 2026 Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz fell to its lowest level in weeks, with just 22 ships traversing the passage and some reportedly switching off their transponders to avoid detection, Bloomberg reported. — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 13 July 2026 The four-man crew of the CB-90 patrol boat traversing Odesa Bay is on the lookout for the sea mines, sea drones, and Shahed aerial drones that Russia regularly sends toward this Black Sea port city. — Howard Lafranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2026 The property’s expert concierge is always a WhatsApp message away and can arrange a menu of experiences at the villas or nearby resort for you—or leave your schedule empty for hours spent by the pool and traversing nearby cliffs and beaches. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026 Individuals have been traversing the globe on their own as far back as travel records have been recorded. — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 More crucially, it was used during a sequence set along an icy river while George Washington is traversing the uncharted Ohio Territory wilderness. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 7 July 2026 From the Higgs to the Next Frontier The road to the FCC remains long, and Europe has been traversing it for years. — Florencia Canelli, Scientific American, 1 July 2026

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These temperature changes are the result of Pluto subtly heating up and cooling down as its elliptical orbit brings it slightly closer to the sun, crossing inside Neptune's orbit, and then moving farther away again.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 July 2026
In January, a 50-year-old man who has not been identified by the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office died at a hospital after being struck while crossing the road near 49th Street.

— Madison Smalstig July 16, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026

Definition of crossing

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But 12 minutes later, following a hand ball call against Sporting, Eduard Lowen put a go-ahead penalty kick into the right side of the net.

— The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026
Officials finally directed her to a port facility that had been turned into an emergency morgue after countless bodies were unearthed from the rubble in the days following the earthquake.

— Susana Erazo, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

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The investigation is part of a broader crackdown on what’s known as birth tourism, the practice of traveling to another country, so a child is born there.

— Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 July 2026
New attractions include the Hip Hop ride, a traveling grand carousel with horses valued over $30,000 each and the first-ever First Peoples’ Art Showcase.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026

Definition of traveling

Verb

All of my essentials are packed in my Stowaway, which clips into my weekender as a bag organizer, and can clip out to be worn on its own as a crossbody when walking around during the day or as a clutch when going out in the evening.

— Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 16 July 2026
School boards and parents are also concerned about children walking to school in pitch-black conditions during winter mornings.

— Yonat Shimron, NPR, 16 July 2026

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