as in to cross
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 traverse
Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
When trans people are so often portrayed as existing in isolation from other people, this documentary is a joy to watch as Harper and Will traverse the country making each other laugh and drinking bad beer.
—Kate Sosin, Them., 27 Mar. 2025
Graham Averill, Outside Online, 4 Feb. 2025
The employment of a multi-hop architecture allows for the rapid traverse of great distances, enabling a single mission to reach multiple geologic units within a timespan conducive to system survival in a harsh radiation environment.
—Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 26 June 2020
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Verb
Corporate boardrooms and executive teams will need to traverse this new landscape, by weighing the risks of maintaining their DEI teams and initiatives against the potential fallout of revising their DEI policies—or abandoning their efforts completely.
—Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
When trans people are so often portrayed as existing in isolation from other people, this documentary is a joy to watch as Harper and Will traverse the country making each other laugh and drinking bad beer.
—Kate Sosin, Them., 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
The fastest way to this perch is a 50-mile traverse from Mount Trumbull Schoolhouse.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 4 Feb. 2025
The employment of a multi-hop architecture allows for the rapid traverse of great distances, enabling a single mission to reach multiple geologic units within a timespan conducive to system survival in a harsh radiation environment.
—Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 26 June 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for traverse
Verb
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The advisory recommends placing devices in airplane mode before crossing to prevent unintended downloads of remote files, which could complicate screenings.—
Mohammed Tawfeeq,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2025
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Metro Police were forced to shut down 14th street, a major road across the National Mall, because so many pedestrians were crossing.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
5 Apr. 2025
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Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, also known as the World Wine Guys, are wine, spirits, food, and travel writers, educators, and hosts.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
6 Apr. 2025
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During his travels, Wahlberg requested a hotel worker deliver him a cart full of ice and asked for his assistance dumping the bags into a bathtub.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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So how to navigate the sprawling WOW festival where up to five events are happening simultaneously in different places every hour from afternoon to evening April 24 through April 27?—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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Data coverage is essential to navigating Marrakesh's winding alleys, especially at night.—
Asia London Palomba,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Apr. 2025
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Ado is also about to kick off an unprecedented tour that will take her to 33 cities around the world and draw over 500,000 fans, the biggest global trek by a Japanese artist ever.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
10 Apr. 2025
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Nearby trails for hikers include the trek to Kootenai Falls and Swinging Bridge.—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Swim in a direction following the shoreline.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Apr. 2025
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To not beat Ipswich, a team heading straight back to the Championship following last year’s promotion, home or away this season (Chelsea lost 2-0 in December’s reverse fixture), could be the difference between qualifying for the 2025-26 Champions League or not.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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Further Medusa mitigation advice from the FBI included: The identification, detection, and investigation of any abnormal activity that could indicate a potential network traversal of the ransomware.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Environments and traversal are also evolving, seemingly encouraging exploration in a bigger way than ever before.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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Trailing 2-0, the Mets’ first two hitters reached base against left-handed reliever Brendon Little when Lindor walked and Juan Soto singled.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
6 Apr. 2025
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The segment displayed an image of Wallen walking off the stage. 'Get me to God's country': Morgan Wallen abruptly leaves 'SNL' stage Ego Nwodim accidentally prompts audience to curse on 'Weekend Update': 'Lorne's gonna be mad' One moment of the show may have left the network's censors unhappy.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2025
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On Sunday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: On a recent expedition to Antarctica, researchers made a startling discovery after part of a huge ice sheet broke off.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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Isaacman, a superstar of the NewSpace sector, will lead NASA into a new era of celestial expeditions, Kelly forecasts.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Traverse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traverse. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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