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
On the Iron Horse Regional Trail traversing Contra Costa and Alameda counties, the whir of electric bikes has become part of the summer soundtrack.
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Maddie White, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Over 65 hours The longest Amtrak train route is the Texas Eagle, which runs between Chicago and Los Angeles with a long leg spent traversing Texas (hence the name).
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2026
Punk Essays, is a coming-of-age collection of pop-culture criticism and personal narratives traversing the author’s formative years in South Gate, CA, through present day adulthood, navigating the center of being black, Latino, and a punk.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
To that end, the architects will create a second public entrance and construct a new 33,000-square-foot exhibition space for the Mona Lisa, allowing visitors to access the famed artwork without traversing the rest of the museum.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 18 May 2026
Approach the Branson Scenic Railway, traversing a bridge in the Ozark Mountain region.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 18 May 2026
Only a few dozen people were seen traversing the main concourse, many dragging rolling luggage from departing or arriving Amtrak trains, which aren’t affected by the strike.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 16 May 2026
Gray argues the house is designed to function like something quite livable — especially because the main level is set up for daily life to happen without constantly traversing the property.
—David Caraccio
may 16, Sacbee.com, 16 May 2026
By traversing sonic ground across its 10 tracks that transports listeners from the open expanses of Montana to the Mississippi Hill Country, Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen effectively weave a tapestry that knits together a throughline between foundational Americana genres.
—Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
Maddie White, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Over 65 hours The longest Amtrak train route is the Texas Eagle, which runs between Chicago and Los Angeles with a long leg spent traversing Texas (hence the name).
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2026
Punk Essays, is a coming-of-age collection of pop-culture criticism and personal narratives traversing the author’s formative years in South Gate, CA, through present day adulthood, navigating the center of being black, Latino, and a punk.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
To that end, the architects will create a second public entrance and construct a new 33,000-square-foot exhibition space for the Mona Lisa, allowing visitors to access the famed artwork without traversing the rest of the museum.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 18 May 2026
Approach the Branson Scenic Railway, traversing a bridge in the Ozark Mountain region.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 18 May 2026
Only a few dozen people were seen traversing the main concourse, many dragging rolling luggage from departing or arriving Amtrak trains, which aren’t affected by the strike.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 16 May 2026
Gray argues the house is designed to function like something quite livable — especially because the main level is set up for daily life to happen without constantly traversing the property.
—David Caraccio
may 16, Sacbee.com, 16 May 2026
By traversing sonic ground across its 10 tracks that transports listeners from the open expanses of Montana to the Mississippi Hill Country, Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen effectively weave a tapestry that knits together a throughline between foundational Americana genres.
—Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for traversing
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Everyone is crossing their fingers for a second season.—
Alessandra Codinha,
InStyle,
3 June 2026
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This is the Padres, who are crossing their fingers Jase Bowen can give them a spark.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 June 2026
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The Dodgers are also navigating third baseman Max Muncy’s return.—
Liana Handler,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2026
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His experience high up in department leadership and navigating the COVID-19 pandemic in the jails and familiarity with how immigration enforcement intersects with the county jails informs his plans, Corbett said.—
Sierra van der Brug,
Daily News,
28 May 2026
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But Tanner Griffith led with a base hit off UCLA reliever Cal Randall and — after being moved to second following a sacrifice bunt from Diego Castellanos — catcher Ian Armstrong brought Griffith home with an RBI single to right field off Hawk.—
Joaquin Ruiz,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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Roughly 35 horses bolted through city streets following the unexpected fireworks, the outlet said.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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Best Women’s Clothing Deals My favorite part of traveling, besides the destination itself, is curating the ultimate travel wardrobe that perfectly matches the vibe of the trip.—
Julia Morlino,
Travel + Leisure,
29 May 2026
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That’s where parachutes made of nylon and Kevlar are stitched together for everything from space capsules coming back to land on Earth or one day traveling to the surface of Mars or dropping military personnel on beachheads around the world.—
Pat Maio,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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Lake Bachar pitched the first 2 2/3 innings for Miami, striking out three and walking one.—
CBS Miami Team,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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The example shown in broad daylight for all to see was a career criminal who was released early by the Massachusetts Parole Board (no surprise there) walking down Memorial Drive in broad daylight, shooting indiscriminately.—
Toby Leary,
Boston Herald,
3 June 2026
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Then on April 3rd, 2020, the CDC recommended people ages 2 years and older wear a cloth face covering in public.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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Allison Schrager is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering economics.—
Allison Schrager,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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“Traversing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traversing. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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