navigates

verb

Definition of navigatesnext
present tense third-person singular of navigate
1
as in steers
to operate or control the course of the hours of training that are required before a student pilot is allowed to navigate an airplane solo

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2
as in sails
to travel on water in a vessel the months that were once required to navigate around South America in the days before the Panama Canal

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3
as in traverses
to make one's way through, across, or over it will take some effort to navigate that stretch of hills, but we can do it

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Recent Examples of navigates The script swiftly navigates what could be sensitive waters, finding good-natured humor in the inflection points of Jewish and gentile relations without ever being disparaging. — Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2024 Boswell navigates them with empathetic curiosity, always seeking out the root cause. — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024 Ricky — Newly released after being locked up in his teens, 30-year-old Ricky navigates the challenging realities of life post-incarceration, and the complexity of gaining independence for the first time as an adult. — Okla Jones, Essence, 20 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for navigates
  1. steers
  2. follows
  3. crosses
Verb
  • Acutely self-aware but nevertheless unapologetic, Vasquez steers his surreal and cynical midnight treasure just to the point of mainstream acceptability here.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Authentic Brands Group now also steers Muhammad Ali’s and Elvis Presley’s publicity rights.
    — Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of steers
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  • Sleep duration, like most behaviors, follows a bell curve.
    — Marla Broadfoot, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
  • The broader story so closely follows what came before, every slight alteration and minor development helps carries that much more consequence.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of follows
Verb
  • The original holds a special place in The Witch filmmaker’s heart, and while there’s a fine line between loving a movie and being slavishly devoted to it, Eggers thankfully never crosses it.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Rafiki then crosses paths with Mufasa, Taka, Sarabi and her familiar, flying protector Zazu (Preston Nyman), and the five of them proceed as a motley crew of wanderers.
    — Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of crosses

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