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Recent Examples of traverse
Verb
The former Fox News host and U.S. Army veteran, who some national security officials have cautioned may not have enough experience, traversed a tumultuous path to Tuesday's hearing. Avery Lotz, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025 However, these off-season cruises often traverse areas notorious for severe weather at a time when stormy weather is more likely. David Nikel, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
Where a tram network traverses roadways, utilities must be removed from underneath the path. Nicole Kobie, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024 Plotting a winter ski traverse of the Karakoram Himalaya? Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 22 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for traverse 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for traverse
Verb
  • Currently, Disney owns two No. 1 weekends in 2025 with its prequel Mufasa which is crossing $600M worldwide off a $200M production cost.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Binational co-manufacturing sees many products crossing the border multiple times in different phases of production.
    Julian Palombo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The guide includes activity suggestions, travel tips and practical information.
    Roger Sands, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Six families and individuals working with the Opening Doors resettlement agency had their travel to the capital region canceled with just three days’ notice, while another 10 were given notice of about a week, said Jessie Mabry, the organization’s chief executive officer.
    Sharon Bernstein, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The appointment of Tim Noel underscores UnitedHealth Group’s emphasis on stability and experienced leadership in navigating the complexities of the American healthcare landscape.
    Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 24 Jan. 2025
  • The Kings have successfully navigated Doughty’s 45-game absence.
    Eric Stephens, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Since the trek, she’s been working on developing a biopic about her own life and career.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 Jan. 2025
  • It’s described as a moderately challenging trek by AllTrails.
    Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 23 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The faults at 6:10 p.m. and again at 6:11 p.m. coincided with two flashes in the vicinity of the transmission lines seen in a video captured by a camera at an Arco gas station in the moments before the Eaton fire began, followed by flames near the base of high-voltage transmission towers.
    Ivan Penn, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2025
  • Before the action began, the proverbial ball was in Robert Lewandowski's court, who led the table with nine goals, followed by his Barcelona team-mate Raphinha with eight and Dortmund's Serhou Guirassy with seven.
    Greg O'Keeffe, The Athletic, 30 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • This open-world action-RPG features great graphics and fantastic traversal and combat options.
    Gabriel Zamora, PCMAG, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Levels have either a sci-fi or fantasy theme with it; each has a different kind of gameplay mechanic, and both girls have their own special traversal abilities.
    George Yang, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • This popular tutorial will walk you through the steps of deep-cleaning your hair brushes and combs.
    Katelyn Squiers, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Jan. 2025
  • More companies will be walking down the aisle together.
    Louis Biscotti, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Nowhere is colder and more inhospitable in the whole of Season 1 than Episode’s 1 high mountain moors scenes where José Arcadio’s expedition edges along a path half way up a precipice, a mule slipping into the void.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Governments and private companies are preparing to return astronauts to the lunar surface within a few years, then moving on to dispatch human expeditions to the red planet.
    Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 14 Jan. 2025

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“Traverse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traverse. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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