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as in to traverse
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 navigate
Your Tesla will figure out the optimal route, navigating urban streets, complex intersections and freeways.
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Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
The manga follows 29-year-old Hiroto Ikuta, a carefree protagonist navigating life without conventional ambitions.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 July 2025
Ken brings both intelligence and empathy to a character trying to do something meaningful while navigating his mid-life crisis.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 22 July 2025
The health group, which operates 16 primary care clinics in Nairobi Kenya, has its own guidelines for helping clinicians navigate symptoms, diagnoses, and treatments, and also relies on national guidelines as well.
—Alice Park, Time, 22 July 2025
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Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
The manga follows 29-year-old Hiroto Ikuta, a carefree protagonist navigating life without conventional ambitions.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 July 2025
Ken brings both intelligence and empathy to a character trying to do something meaningful while navigating his mid-life crisis.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 22 July 2025
The health group, which operates 16 primary care clinics in Nairobi Kenya, has its own guidelines for helping clinicians navigate symptoms, diagnoses, and treatments, and also relies on national guidelines as well.
—Alice Park, Time, 22 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for navigate
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If price is what steered you away from investing in the Colorsoft, the new, cheaper base model might be your perfect Kindle.—
Nena Farrell,
Wired News,
24 July 2025
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Known for satirizing real-life politics and pop culture issues, this season will again touch on topics other shows would steer away from, like recent airplane crashes, a crisis at the Federal Aviation Administration and the fate of American democracy.—
Sara Chernikoff,
USA Today,
24 July 2025
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Boaters can set out from the property and sail into Vineyard Harbor and the open waters beyond.—
Mary Forgione,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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But that ship had sailed, was sinking, and had the Heat’s season taking on water.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
12 July 2025
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Zion is popular with adventure travelers for challenging hikes such as The Narrows, where hikers traverse Zion Canyon through its narrowest section, which has 1,000-foot-tall walls.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
25 July 2025
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Workplaces now are traversing through unique communication barriers, expectations, and leadership dynamics, and Cecile Peterkin, a seasoned leadership coach, mentor, and founder of The Leadership Coaching Center, has witnessed these dynamics firsthand.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
22 July 2025
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In Thursday’s premiere, Pike managed to pilot the Enterprise to safety in a deadly battle against the Gorn while his love interest Marie Batel struggled to survive with a life-threatening Gorn infection.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
17 July 2025
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The Rehearsal season two, which saw Fielder apply his particular blend of social engineering to the problem of preventing airline crashes, involved a late-stage turn revealing that the comedian actually learned how to pilot a 737 as part of the process.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
15 July 2025
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The single-story five-room house stretches comfortably over 4,000 square feet (370 square meters) on a plot more than four times that footprint—with a private boating dock.—
Nielsen Dinwoodie,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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Consider postponing boating activities on the lake until a day with less wind.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
21 July 2025
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After the rally that began in Cincinnati, around 100 people crossed the Roebling Bridge, heading toward Covington shortly after 8 p.m., according to police.—
Quinlan Bentley,
The Enquirer,
23 July 2025
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However, their fates crossed when Tomorrowland organizers got approval to do a show in Sphere and learned the Insomniac team was also working out its own Sphere run.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
22 July 2025
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Two more taxi services followed: Harlem and Deluxe.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
29 July 2025
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This trend also follows national data, where from 2000-2016, retention rates have been dropping.—
Caroline Beck,
IndyStar,
29 July 2025
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Travis was was last seen walking on the 5000 block of North 49th Street.—
Jessica Van Egeren,
jsonline.com,
24 July 2025
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If the pavement is too hot, the American Humane Society recommends purchasing dog shoes to protect the their paws or walking them on grass.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
24 July 2025
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“Navigate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/navigate. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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