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as in steered
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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as in traversed
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 navigated
As the family navigated World War I and women’s rights expanded, hemlines got shorter and jewelry less opulent.
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
The company successfully navigated a significant drop in sales after its blockbuster drug Humira lost patent exclusivity, largely due to the strength of its new drugs, Rinvoq and Skyrizi.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Scientists believe the geology of Mars may hold valuable clues about past ancient life, and so the robotic vehicles, controlled remotely from Earth, have slowly navigated the rocky terrain to scoop up and collect intriguing samples.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
However, Hull has successfully navigated this sea of difficulties, with five top-10 finishes during the season, adding her results on the LPGA and the Ladies European Tour (LET).
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Here, self-driving cars navigated around cable cars, and start-ups were based in Victorian houses.
—Maggie Downs, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Cantillo navigated the Royals’ lineup by staying around the strike zone.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
Cameras captured both private family moments and public appearances as the family navigated this unprecedented period.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 1 Sep. 2025
Other programs have successfully navigated massive transitions and now Odom is trying to help Purdue join the list.
—Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
The company successfully navigated a significant drop in sales after its blockbuster drug Humira lost patent exclusivity, largely due to the strength of its new drugs, Rinvoq and Skyrizi.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Scientists believe the geology of Mars may hold valuable clues about past ancient life, and so the robotic vehicles, controlled remotely from Earth, have slowly navigated the rocky terrain to scoop up and collect intriguing samples.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
However, Hull has successfully navigated this sea of difficulties, with five top-10 finishes during the season, adding her results on the LPGA and the Ladies European Tour (LET).
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Here, self-driving cars navigated around cable cars, and start-ups were based in Victorian houses.
—Maggie Downs, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Cantillo navigated the Royals’ lineup by staying around the strike zone.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
Cameras captured both private family moments and public appearances as the family navigated this unprecedented period.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 1 Sep. 2025
Other programs have successfully navigated massive transitions and now Odom is trying to help Purdue join the list.
—Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for navigated
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Other patrons saw us with cell phones — an immense luxury at the time — and steered clear of us.—
Martin Suarez,
Rolling Stone,
13 Sep. 2025
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Casey Bloys, Chairman and CEO, HBO and HBO Max Content, has steered HBO for almost a decade, successfully transforming the cable network into a streaming brand while keeping it an Emmy juggernaut with shows such as Succession, The White Lotus and The Last of Us.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
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After leaving Tokyo, the aircraft carrier sailed north and was spotted transiting the Tsugaru Strait on Friday from the Pacific Ocean toward the Sea of Japan.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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The game took an ugly turn for the Angels in the sixth, when reliever Brock Burke sailed a throw six feet over first baseman Oswald Peraza’s head on Thomas’s inning-opening comebacker, an error that led to an unearned run and a 9-1 A’s lead.—
Mike Digiovanna,
Oc Register,
7 Sep. 2025
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But Pynchon traversed California far and wide in his youth.—
John Lopez,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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Much of the rest of the hike was dry and traversed gentle gravel bars or smooth limestone expanses, skirting the edges of grassy bluffs and rocky cliffs.—
Eva Frederick,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Sep. 2025
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The 25-year-old rookie didn’t even appear in major-league spring training, but piloted an unassuming rise up Houston’s organizational hierarchy.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Nurabot is currently being piloted in Taichung Veterans General Hospital in Taiwan, on a ward that treats diseases associated with the lungs, face and neck, including lung cancer and asthma.—
Rebecca Cairns,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Vineland’s repressive villain Brock Vond ends ferried to hell by two Eastside vatos locos, while the hippie father Zoyd reunites with his daughter at an anarchist family picnic.—
John Lopez,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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Italy’s most famous film festival has officially begun, and the waterways of Venice are filled with celebrities being ferried to the red carpet.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
29 Aug. 2025
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Unintentionally, Antioch’s efforts at civic acknowledgment had crossed into the realm of memory.—
Beth Lew-Williams,
New Yorker,
13 Sep. 2025
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As big shoe-lovers, the thought of the ultimate BERNADETTE shoe, had definitely crossed our minds, but the timing needed to make sense.—
Felicity Carter,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Season 4 lands on October 30th and will be followed by a fifth and final season.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Dakota Johnson followed suit at the Kering Foundation’s Caring for Women dinner that same night, wearing a sexy black lace Gucci dress over black underwear.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
14 Sep. 2025
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Travis Kelce walked on the field toward the Kansas City Chiefs’ sideline, just a few steps away from the tunnel that would take him to the postgame locker room.—
Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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In the summer of 1969 — weeks before the first humans walked on the moon — Manabe and Bryan recreated the Earth.—
Zack Savitsky,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Navigated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/navigated. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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