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as in sails
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 traverses
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 navigates
What keeps us coming back is Jolie, who navigates her drift toward sympathy without fully abandoning the ink stain that’s spread across her soul.
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Staff Author, EW.com, 22 Mar. 2025
An ex-criminal turned juice bar owner navigates his daily life as a single father in the community that raised him.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2025
With a plate of empanadas in one hand, Lira navigates around the crowd and sets the food on the table for a private party in the back.
—Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
If a kinetic defeat is desired, Anvil (an autonomous kinetic interceptor for precise defeat of threats) navigates autonomously to intercept drone threats.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 15 Mar. 2025
Described as a figure reminiscent of Robert De Niro's Jimmy the Gent from Goodfellas, the protagonist navigates a turbulent era, battling rival factions to seize control of the Hawaiian underworld.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
Part two is just as emotional, as Tovar navigates love, heartbreak and solitude — themes that have powered most of his songs.
—Natalia Cano, Billboard, 14 Mar. 2025
As the industry navigates this transition, success depends on maintaining the delicate balance between technological advancement and responsible deployment.
—Andres Zunino, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
From minor league baseball to big box retail, from funeral homes to alligator farms and even a grade school talent show, Charlie navigates her crime solving existential road-trip with deadpan wit, human empathy, and her signature uncanny lie-detecting ability.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Feb. 2025
Staff Author, EW.com, 22 Mar. 2025
An ex-criminal turned juice bar owner navigates his daily life as a single father in the community that raised him.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2025
With a plate of empanadas in one hand, Lira navigates around the crowd and sets the food on the table for a private party in the back.
—Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
If a kinetic defeat is desired, Anvil (an autonomous kinetic interceptor for precise defeat of threats) navigates autonomously to intercept drone threats.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 15 Mar. 2025
Described as a figure reminiscent of Robert De Niro's Jimmy the Gent from Goodfellas, the protagonist navigates a turbulent era, battling rival factions to seize control of the Hawaiian underworld.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
Part two is just as emotional, as Tovar navigates love, heartbreak and solitude — themes that have powered most of his songs.
—Natalia Cano, Billboard, 14 Mar. 2025
As the industry navigates this transition, success depends on maintaining the delicate balance between technological advancement and responsible deployment.
—Andres Zunino, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
From minor league baseball to big box retail, from funeral homes to alligator farms and even a grade school talent show, Charlie navigates her crime solving existential road-trip with deadpan wit, human empathy, and her signature uncanny lie-detecting ability.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for navigates
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Acutely self-aware but nevertheless unapologetic, Vasquez steers his surreal and cynical midnight treasure just to the point of mainstream acceptability here.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
13 Dec. 2024
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Authentic Brands Group now also steers Muhammad Ali’s and Elvis Presley’s publicity rights.—
Michael Waters,
The Atlantic,
6 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 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
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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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