Thesaurus results for NAVIGATE

navigate

verb

ˈna-və-ˌgāt

Definition of navigate

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 Those risks can include operating heavy mowing equipment and having to navigate roadside ditches. — Susan Degrane, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 Robinson and his team continue to navigate shifts in a brave new world by striking groundbreaking deals with AI music heavyweights and ensuring companies cease training on unlicensed works. — Claudia Rosenbaum, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026 The company offers a lightweight, easy-to-navigate product that feels intuitive and non-intrusive. — Stephanie Barnes, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2026 If mobile signal is spotty or nonexistent, users can download country maps to navigate offline. — Kelvin Chan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for navigate

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What tomorrow can point the way on, is whether the New Yorkers most affected get to help steer it.

— Steven Choi, New York Daily News, 4 Oct. 2026
That is a neat demonstration of control, though the robot still depends on someone outside the dish to steer it.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of steer

Verb

Aubrey's 65-yard attempt with about 30 seconds left in the second quarter sailed wide left.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
Before its commissioning, the destroyer sailed from Norfolk to Florida and then traveled to Alaska through the Panama Canal.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of sail

Verb

The Firebrand and the First Lady demonstrates that the early civil rights movement was built on a foundation of deep, complicated, long-term relationships which traversed the boundaries of both race and class.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
The vessel will navigate south through the narrow Strait of Malacca, round the turbulent waters of the Cape of Good Hope, and traverse the open expanse of the South Atlantic before dropping anchor off Bahia’s coast.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of traverse

Verb

Deadly boating tragedies are common in the central African country, where late-night travel and overcrowded vessels are often blamed.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
The park has boating access, paddlesport rentals, and a swimming beach, as well as hiking trails, campgrounds, and mini cabins.

— Savannah Born, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of boat

Verb

Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappé, the only other player to cross the nine-figure threshold, lands in the third spot at $105 million.

— Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Video circulating on social media showed a drone striking the bridge and exploding as vehicles crossed.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of cross

Verb

Never Enough, the group’s fourth album following 2021’s Glow On, won Best Rock Album at the same awards show, in which the band was the first to be nominated simultaneously in the Rock, Alternative and Metal categories.

— William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2026
An intentional grounding and consecutive incompletions that followed leads to another Tigers punt.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of follow

Verb

Everyone must be ready for anything, and as 100 becomes 50, the kitchen slowly empties and the competition intensifies until one cook eventually walks away victorious.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
As one walked the corridors of Armazém da Utopia ahead of polls opening, the feeling was still one of hope.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

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