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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 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 Reliever optimizes availability After taking his head out of the cold tub, Blubaugh traverses the bowels of Daikin Park. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 But the scenery becomes especially dramatic once the train reaches Colorado and traverses the unique landscapes of the West. — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026 The drive traverses the Bear River Mountains (a northern branch of the Wasatch), passing aspen groves, limestone cliffs, and the whitewater eddies of the Logan River along the way. — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026 Things to do 🧑‍🍳Famous chef Roy Choi traverses Los Angeles for lobster noodles and spicy tofu. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026 The canal traverses the Isthmus of Suez, which is the sole land bridge between Africa and Asia. — Scott Spires, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Aug. 2026 Traveling between Chicago and Seattle, the train traverses Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, and Washington. — Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for traverses
  1. crosses
  2. travels
  3. follows
  4. treks
  5. navigates
  6. trips
  7. walks
  8. expeditions
Verb
  • 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
Noun
  • Two crazy ass years have gone by (fast af) and my travels have left me, at 28, with a little more wisdom, more guts and ALOT more shoes!
    — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 12 Oct. 2026
  • On Sunday, Blair shared a video recap of her recent travels on Instagram.
    — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of travels
Verb
  • The incident follows a spate of drone attacks on at least seven cargo vessels off the Black Sea coasts of NATO members Romania and Bulgaria in October.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The film follows a Polish burglar who assumes the identity of a dead stranger’s girlfriend, with unexpected results.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of follows
Noun
  • During El Niño years, the Pacific jet stream shifts south, which means hiking conditions in the Northeast could be warmer and drier than usual, while treks in parts of the southern US could be wetter.
    — Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
  • There are also kayak excursions, bike trips, bird watching treks, and overland excursions via van.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of treks
Verb
  • Major cringe, on the other hand, navigates the aesthetic affect critically and formally to induce it—viscerally exploiting its possibilities.
    — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Cline‘s 2023 novel, published by Penguin Random House, centers on a calculating grifter who navigates the treacherous world of summer in the Hamptons.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of navigates
Noun
  • The songs on Purdy also have the tone of journal entries, detailing haggard trips to the grocery store, daydreams about his young daughters’ glamorous adult lives, and observations about the banality of oppression.
    — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Organizers say there are several ways people can help, including making donations, participating in raffles for trips to Ireland, attending local cultural events, or becoming legacy donors.
    — Jessica Riley, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of trips
Verb
  • Your teenager walks in the door, barely says hello and disappears into their room.
    — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Far from the safety of the Archives where Scribes record the history of Navarre and keep records, Violet walks the parapet to bond with a dragon and undertake the very dangerous and highly fatal occupation.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of walks
Noun
  • Seghers shows how the Nazis win over unemployed youth by hosting parades, concerts, and outdoor expeditions.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Elzam is an eight-part documentary series following a group of falconers on hunting expeditions, documenting a tradition that has long been a source of pride in Qatar, the Gulf and the wider Arab world.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of expeditions

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“Traverses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traverses. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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