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 After Skubal navigated some hard contact in the sixth, the Dodgers loaded the bases with two outs in the seventh but failed to score. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026 As Vedina’s best friend, Veneza shares her experience of maternal abandonment, while navigating love, family tensions, moral dilemmas and her own ambitions. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026 Chinese Android OEMs are shifting their focus to higher-value devices and scaling back activity in the entry-level segment to navigate RAM shortages and rising costs. — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 With a mouse, keyboard, and screen, laptops and PCs are the most efficient vehicles for navigating the digital town—and doing it efficiently. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for navigate

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Verb

The team designed miniature boats with three cavities tuned to different audible frequencies, enabling them to steer the boat in a particular direction by changing the frequency of the sound waves from a speaker.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026
However, an iceberg is sustained and steered by the 90% buried beneath the surface.

— Natalie Grabher, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of steer

Verb

David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nvidia had already reported results that sailed past estimates by the time CFO Colette Kress came into the earnings call with a stunning forecast for next year.

— Kif Leswing, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Milton, though, was flushed from the pocket, and a late throw to Brown sailed out of bounds.

— Daniel Popper, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of sail

Verb

And while Jonas is no stranger to traversing the nation, often on a tour bus, he may not have been accustomed to the way it was done on the commercial’s set.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026
The ride reaches speeds of 72 mph, the fastest coaster in Universal’s global portfolio, while traversing 4,100 feet of track, two towering inverted loops and a pretzel loop.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of traverse

Verb

Families can also go boating to try and spot whale sharks and manatees in the lagoon or opt for less exciting but just as rewarding sunset cruises.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026
Earlier this year, a 17-year-old was bitten by a shark in the waters off Galveston, Texas, while on a boating trip over Memorial Day weekend.

— Heather McCarron, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of boat

Verb

India, as an ally of the United States, would be crossing a red line by offering direct or even indirect aid to Tehran, given the extensive sanctions placed on the regime.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 31 Aug. 2026
Across from Laurel, a Black woman crosses her arms over her stomach, her short Afro behind a headband.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of cross

Verb

Carillo delivered a speech so rousing, witty and tender all at once that following her became something of an impossibility.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Braden Montgomery singled and Colson Montgomery followed with the three-run home run, giving the Sox a 4-0 lead.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026

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