as in crosses
to make one's way through, across, or over
the spider traversed the wall from end to end
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The original holds a special place in The Witch filmmaker’s heart, and while there’s a fine line between loving a movie and being slavishly devoted to it, Eggers thankfully never crosses it.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
23 Dec. 2024 -
Rafiki then crosses paths with Mufasa, Taka, Sarabi and her familiar, flying protector Zazu (Preston Nyman), and the five of them proceed as a motley crew of wanderers.—
Ashley Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Dec. 2024
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Sleep duration, like most behaviors, follows a bell curve.—
Marla Broadfoot,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 Dec. 2024
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The broader story so closely follows what came before, every slight alteration and minor development helps carries that much more consequence.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
26 Dec. 2024
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The script swiftly navigates what could be sensitive waters, finding good-natured humor in the inflection points of Jewish and gentile relations without ever being disparaging.—
Erin Strecker,
IndieWire,
23 Dec. 2024
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Boswell navigates them with empathetic curiosity, always seeking out the root cause.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
20 Dec. 2024
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From robotic expeditions to the moon to a new observatory in space to a rendezvous with an asteroid, 2025 promises to be packed with ambitious space exploration.—
Denise Chow,
NBC News,
2 Jan. 2025
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Their results, published in the journal Nature this month, present evidence that ancient bacterial strains related to the syphilis disease group were widespread in the Americas before the arrival of Columbus’ expeditions.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 Dec. 2024
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Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter and experienced stargazer who covers the night sky, astro-tourism, the northern lights and space exploration.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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Miami Herald 305-376-2129 Jordan McPherson covers the Miami Marlins and high school sports for the Miami Herald.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Traverses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traverses. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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