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as in to steer
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 to sail
to travel on water in a vessel the months that were once required to navigate around South America in the days before the Panama Canal

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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for navigate
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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
  • Musk has worried in the past about the influence of activist investors or proxy advisory firms steering Tesla down the wrong long-term path at the expense of short-term pressures.
    Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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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  • For example, the Fox River Preservation Society in St. Charles argues that the dams themselves have formed habitats, so already support wildlife, and also support recreational activities such as boating and water sports.
    R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2025
  • 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
  • Materialists had a solid run at the box office and recently crossed the $50 million mark worldwide, raking in $35.64 million from domestic theaters and $14.4 million from international markets, according to Box Office Mojo.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
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  • Deanna Raybourn’s sequel, which reads fine as a standalone, follows a senior quartet of female assassins who are called back into action to track down a mole within the elite assassin organization, the Museum.
    Maureen Lee Lenker Published, EW.com, 15 July 2025
  • Alpha Gang follows a group of alien invaders sent to conquer Earth.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 15 July 2025
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  • As the guests walked in, Hasmik would scream with joy and call Tony to come say hello.
    Bahar Anooshahr, AZCentral.com, 24 July 2025
  • 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 29 Jul. 2025.

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