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Recent Examples of traversal
Newsweek: In terms of traversal, what vehicles are in the game?
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Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Venue: Board of Officers Room, Park Avenue Armory The pianist, who characteristically blends deep thoughtfulness with technique and endurance, in a two-part traversal of Bach’s six partitas.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Wall Crawl A bit of classic Spider-man traversal mixed with some classic Magic flavor, Wall Crawl shows no wall is a match for the web-slinger from NYC.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
How to make humanoids do versatile parkour jumping, clapping dance, cliff traversal, and box pick-and-move with a unified RL framework?
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 June 2024
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Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Venue: Board of Officers Room, Park Avenue Armory The pianist, who characteristically blends deep thoughtfulness with technique and endurance, in a two-part traversal of Bach’s six partitas.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Wall Crawl A bit of classic Spider-man traversal mixed with some classic Magic flavor, Wall Crawl shows no wall is a match for the web-slinger from NYC.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
How to make humanoids do versatile parkour jumping, clapping dance, cliff traversal, and box pick-and-move with a unified RL framework?
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for traversal
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Logan told Outside that the River Trail closure could put hikers descending the South Kaibab in a dangerous situation, requiring them to either hike back up the steeper South Kaibab trail or embark on a lengthy traverse to reach the Bright Angel trail.—
Outside,
Outside,
10 Mar. 2026
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Around dusk, the two climbers attached mechanical ascenders to it and, hanging upside down like tree sloths, made the long, slow traverse to my platform.—
Robert Moor,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Still, cuts to the airport security agency would come at a critical time for air travel with rising concerns about air safety after more than 500 TSA officers quit in recent weeks and amid a longstanding shortage of air traffic controllers.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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As the war in Iran rages on, both rising oil prices and consumers’ decreasing desire to jet-set in uncertain times hang like a dark cloud over the industry, threatening to upend air travel across the world.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
4 Apr. 2026
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From yoga classes at the crack of dawn to excursions that range from whale-watching to geological expeditions and beyond, the staff here make magic happen.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Apr. 2026
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After two major delays, NASA made history on April 1 and launched a crew of four astronauts on a 10-day expedition around the moon and back.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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In their initial trips to the plate in the second inning, Caglianone doubled, Collins doubled him home, and Isbel singled to score Collins.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2026
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The trip to the moon will take about four days.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The trek was in support of his 2025 LP American Heart, while the Wanted Man tour takes its name from a track off that album.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
29 Mar. 2026
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The only way to Son Doong is on foot—a trek of a day and a half.—
Nicole Young,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Folks of all ages will appreciate the nightly Sirenna ritual, which involves a musical march from the lobby down to the sand, where adults are served a local favorite alcoholic chocolate drink, and kids’ eyes will pop when a mermaid appears through the plexiglass window of the infinity pool.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Mar. 2026
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He was arrested in 2021 while urging Congress to protect voting rights, and led a march for criminal justice reform that same year.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Prices for Raspberry Pi boards are going up once again, the third hike in four months, following surges in December and February.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
2 Apr. 2026
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Prosecutors allege Konig attacked his wife on that hike, striking her multiple times in an attempted killing.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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The scene inspired future comedy gags showing drifters and tramps losing their pants to dogs chasing them.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Jan. 2026
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Told in a lingua franca of philosophy and academic jargon, Lucky’s speech has something to do with the collapse of reason and logic, and the futility of human progress, which is ultimately what tramps Estragon (Reeves) and Vladimir (Winter) are up against, too.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
17 Dec. 2025
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“Traversal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traversal. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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