navigated

past tense of navigate
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as in steered
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 sailed
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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Recent Examples of navigated The two dated through their senior year, then navigated long distance through college and starting jobs in different cities. — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026 Like anyone who has navigated the music industry for more than two decades, Larsson has felt the ebbs and flows of success. — Remy Rippon, Glamour, 22 Oct. 2026 The pair navigated a range of financial, operational and cultural challenges of growing the sport of pro lacrosse, putting their fraternal and business relationship to the test. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026 The team navigated tropical storms, hurricanes and the Kelvin wave. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026 That is when his team navigated prototypes and held discussions with potential clients to figure out what Capsum could bring to the industry with its technology. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026 The 49ers have had a tougher schedule, but have navigated it very well. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026 Air rescue and airboat crews navigated the swampy terrain to reach the victims. — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026 By the time a patient sits down with an oncologist, the care team may have already navigated prior authorization and assembled clinical documentation from multiple sources. — Jackie Njoroge, Forbes.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for navigated
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  • Related Stories The gathering is being steered by two longtime members of the team that helped shape Seminci’s recent artistic identity.
    — Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The view from the CFO’s office The finance chief, Paul Jacobson, has steered the company into a position where Kelty has room to dig deep and experiment.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
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  • The Giants had a chance to take the lead after that but Dominic Zvada’s 44-yard field-goal attempt sailed wide right.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Needing 11 yards on fourth down to continue their drive and cut into a 23-7 Packers lead, Prescott narrowly avoided a sack before lofting a pass that sailed out the back of the end zone, not close to any particular Cowboys receiver.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026
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  • Zachary Jackson, aka Zack Jack, is a social media food critic who has traversed the Chicago suburban area reviewing the restaurants that often get overlooked by traditional media critics.
    — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • His words are measured, but filled with the clarity and perspective of an artist who has traversed multiple eras, with the gravitas to show for it.
    — Preezy Brown, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2026
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  • Robb Report piloted it around Belgium, and the famed TV show Top Gear reviewed it in what would be its final episode.
    — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Alongside its longstanding classroom-in-residence program, in which fourth- through sixth-grade classes spend a week at the museum, the Hammer piloted its classroom partnership program under Ryan.
    — Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
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  • Treasury said Caspian had transported IRGC personnel and weapons to Syria and said Meraj had ferried illicit cargo, including weapons, to the Syrian government.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • But that requires arms with minor-league options who can be ferried between Triple-A Albuquerque and Denver.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2026
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  • Her daughter, Jane Harnick, told the New York Times that her mother’s death followed a terminal cancer diagnosis.
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Junior Leni Young followed that with a block to tie the score 14-14.
    — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
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  • Iowa State crossed Arizona's 40-yard line three times, its only points coming on Kyle Konrady's 40-yard field goal.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • While countries like Sweden and France are pursuing similar deep geological repositories, Finland has officially crossed the finish line first.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
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  • Also in attendance was Sarah Babb, whose daughter Madeline walked off the start line last week as well.
    — Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • After the agents released him, the student walked to school, crying and in pain.
    — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

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“Navigated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/navigated. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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