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as in circled
to travel completely around
the first ship to circumnavigate the globe
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as in bypassed
to avoid by going around
we can circumnavigate the traffic jam if we take the next exit
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Recent Examples of circumnavigated
The first Global Ocean Sampling Expedition, which used Venter’s own yacht, circumnavigated the globe between 2005 and 2006.
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Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 30 Apr. 2026
The Apollo 8 photo, however, showed Earth reemerging into view, rather than disappearing, as astronauts Bill Anders, Frank Borman and Jim Lovell circumnavigated the moon.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 7 Apr. 2026
During the 1969 Apollo 10 mission — the one in which Thomas Stafford, John Young and Eugene Cernan circumnavigated the moon — Stafford reported back to mission control on Day 6 of the mission that a piece of waste was floating through the cabin, according to once-confidential government documents.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
Ko Samui is the third-largest island in the country but remains small enough to be circumnavigated in just a couple of hours by motorbike or car, making neighboring locations easy to access.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 26 Nov. 2025
The 16th-century adventurer, who first circumnavigated the globe by sea in 1522, wavers beneath the pressure of his pursuit, ultimately leading his men to mutiny and madness on the Malay Archipelago.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 18 Nov. 2025
Best Towns to Visit Getaria A small, underrated fishing village, Getaria is the birthplace of Balenciaga and Juan Sebastián Elcano (who circumnavigated the world with Magellan).
—Michelle Arellano Martin, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025
Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 30 Apr. 2026
The Apollo 8 photo, however, showed Earth reemerging into view, rather than disappearing, as astronauts Bill Anders, Frank Borman and Jim Lovell circumnavigated the moon.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 7 Apr. 2026
During the 1969 Apollo 10 mission — the one in which Thomas Stafford, John Young and Eugene Cernan circumnavigated the moon — Stafford reported back to mission control on Day 6 of the mission that a piece of waste was floating through the cabin, according to once-confidential government documents.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
Ko Samui is the third-largest island in the country but remains small enough to be circumnavigated in just a couple of hours by motorbike or car, making neighboring locations easy to access.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 26 Nov. 2025
The 16th-century adventurer, who first circumnavigated the globe by sea in 1522, wavers beneath the pressure of his pursuit, ultimately leading his men to mutiny and madness on the Malay Archipelago.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 18 Nov. 2025
Best Towns to Visit Getaria A small, underrated fishing village, Getaria is the birthplace of Balenciaga and Juan Sebastián Elcano (who circumnavigated the world with Magellan).
—Michelle Arellano Martin, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for circumnavigated
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During a time when Lane Kiffin once again became the target of fans everywhere, his new AD stepped up and circled the wagons.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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For three years, the Wizards’ braintrust has circled 2026 as the draft.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Owner Dawn Welch has run it for decades, surviving a fire, a new interstate that bypassed the town, and everything else the highway has thrown at it.—
Heide Brandes,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
13 May 2026
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The front two are easily bypassed, allowing Pedri to consistently get on the ball in pockets of space.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
10 May 2026
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Iran's near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz has thrown global oil trade into disarray, cutting off importers from around one-fifth of the global oil supply that traversed the waterway before the war.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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Tehran denied that, but Danish shipping and logistics company Maersk subsequently confirmed that one of its ships had traversed the strait with US protection.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
4 May 2026
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The court ruled that lawmakers had circumvented anti-gerrymandering standards passed by voters when adopting the prior map.—
David A. Lieb,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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The court ruled that lawmakers had circumvented anti-gerrymandering standards passed by voters when adopting the prior map.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 May 2026
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But the choice fit neatly into the mood currently surrounding Chanel — a house Keough has long orbited — since Matthieu Blazy has taken it in a new direction.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
15 May 2026
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While Mars is a potential time capsule with evidence of ancient life, other planets like Jupiter and Saturn are orbited by moons that NASA spacecraft are targeting in their hunt for life.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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Whether the Michael sequel will come to fruition and cover any of this uncharted territory—or flash back to territory that was avoided in the first film, like the entirety of The Wiz—is heretofore unknown.—
Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
12 May 2026
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Schwarzenegger’s strategy energized Californians who wanted to punish incumbent Democrats, but avoided scaring too many of the state’s median voters.—
Conor Friedersdorf,
The Atlantic,
12 May 2026
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Starting in 1946, however, the Queen Mother opted to wear a large pearl ring instead, also encircled by diamonds.—
Ilana Frost,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
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Police then encircled the shooter, who used one more bullet on himself.—
The Denver Post Editorial Board,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
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The creatives have their fingers crossed that Jim Queen will connect with audiences and help with funding for more adult animation films in the future.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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At 15, Benyamin, of Romeoville, crossed the graduation stage as the university’s youngest student ever to receive his master’s degree from the school in its nearly 100-year tenure.—
Allison Kiehl,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Circumnavigated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circumnavigated. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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