circumambulates

verb

present tense third-person singular of circumambulate
as in traverses

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  1. traverses
  2. crosses
  3. perambulates
Verb
  • The Carolinian line heads from Charlotte to Raleigh and up the coast to New York City, and the Piedmont line traverses North Carolina.
    — Eva Flowe October 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026
  • This fourth full-length from the London jazz quintet traverses Black diasporic sound traditions — grime, reggae, Afrobeat — mulling over the question of how music so joyous can be rooted in histories of pain.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of traverses
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  • Verification, Tambe said, gets more complicated when an agent’s work crosses organizational functions.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Each fall, Earth crosses different parts of this sprawling debris stream, producing the overlapping Northern and Southern Taurids and, occasionally, the larger fragments that create spectacular fireballs.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of crosses
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  • Meanwhile, Soames perambulates a park with Irene, examining works of art in progress.
    — Alice Burton, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
Definition of perambulates
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