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verb

present tense third-person singular of traverse
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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noun

plural of traverse
as in travels

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Recent Examples of traverses
Verb
The highway traverses the ancestral homelands of more than 25 tribal nations. — Jasmine Desiree, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026 Here, the Road Runner Express coaster traverses 679 feet of track through desert trails. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026 Like Orton’s prior work, The Ground Above traverses some tricky emotional terrain. — David Harris, SPIN, 29 June 2026 His voyage is detailed by Homer in the Odyssey, a chronicle of the maritime obstacle course that Odysseus traverses in order to get home to Ithaca. — Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 June 2026 Over an efficient five tracks, West traverses the sonic styles of her generation — from nu-metal riffs to rage-rap 808s — with dazzling confidence. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 1 May 2026 Maps show the 900 block is five lanes wide and traverses a heavily commercial strip in north Washington, including multiple motels, stores and restaurants. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2026 On July 6, the route traverses Tilden Regional Park and Briones Regional Park before finishing at Heather Farm Park. — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 29 June 2026 The full route connects Chicago and the San Francisco Bay Area over a 51-hour journey, but many travelers do a portion that connects Denver with San Francisco on a route that traverses the Rockies. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for traverses
  1. crosses
  2. travels
  3. follows
  4. treks
  5. navigates
  6. trips
  7. walks
  8. expeditions
Verb
  • Vic examines the game’s boundaries and repeatedly crosses them, while mostly failing to keep a straight face.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 30 June 2026
  • The trail starts in a glade, crosses a bridge over a creek, then emerges into alpine pasture and scree surrounded by high peaks.
    — William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of crosses
Noun
  • The fabric is easy to wipe down if something leaks or spills (a common occurrence during my travels).
    — Alison Syrett Cleary, InStyle, 2 July 2026
  • In Judges 19 a Levite and his concubine stop in their travels in Gibeah in the land of the tribe of Benjamin.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 July 2026
Definition of travels
Verb
  • Lilting piano follows her through the darkness of the castle’s chambers.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
  • L'Opéra follows a similar arc—restaurant first, festivities later—while Pablo Saint-Tropez on Place des Lices leans into a more unapologetic disco energy, with a 1970s playlist, mirror balls, and a crowd that reliably knows how to use a dance floor.
    — Karli Poliziani, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2026
Definition of follows
Noun
  • Similar to how double-coated animals like wolves and bobcats shed water with their fur, the fringe, when attached to shoes, pants, and tunics, could help keep wearers dry during rainy treks.
    — Faran Krentcil, InStyle, 1 July 2026
  • During their trail treks, Seman would drop his pearls of wisdom.
    — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
Definition of treks
Verb
  • With grit and one-liners, this American hero navigates air vents and glass shards to save the day.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • The intimate, 28-guest Zambezi Queen navigates Botswana’s Chobe River, with elephants, buffalo, and hippos appearing with a regularity that starts to feel less like a sighting and more like the river’s daily cast.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 June 2026
Definition of navigates
Noun
  • If cooking dinner every night feels repetitive and exhausting, online grocery delivery is your ultimate solution to simplify weekly meal planning, eliminate stressful trips to the store and get fresh ingredients brought straight to your door.
    — Rachel Cortez, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • Even short trips require a lot of stuff, with multiple outfit changes a day a certainty.
    — Charley Ward, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 July 2026
Definition of trips
Verb
  • To learn more about the real-life locations used in the series, Boudreaux walks us through the Lone Star locales used to tell this South Texan story.
    — Alex Jhamb Burns, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 July 2026
  • The movie opens with a modern-day museum tour guide, Olivia (voiced by Allison Janney), who walks guests through exhibits celebrating cinema history.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 July 2026
Definition of walks
Noun
  • From the earliest pioneering expeditions and nighttime escapes from bondage to the modern-day road trip, Americans are a people on the move – restless, ambitious and innovative.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • No amount of time-traveling expeditions to reboot or create alternate timelines can save it now, because it's been done to the point of overkill.
    — Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of expeditions

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