navigated

past tense of navigate
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as in steered
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 sailed
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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Recent Examples of navigated As the family navigated World War I and women’s rights expanded, hemlines got shorter and jewelry less opulent. Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025 The company successfully navigated a significant drop in sales after its blockbuster drug Humira lost patent exclusivity, largely due to the strength of its new drugs, Rinvoq and Skyrizi. Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025 Scientists believe the geology of Mars may hold valuable clues about past ancient life, and so the robotic vehicles, controlled remotely from Earth, have slowly navigated the rocky terrain to scoop up and collect intriguing samples. Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025 However, Hull has successfully navigated this sea of ​​difficulties, with five top-10 finishes during the season, adding her results on the LPGA and the Ladies European Tour (LET). Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025 Here, self-driving cars navigated around cable cars, and start-ups were based in Victorian houses. Maggie Downs, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025 Cantillo navigated the Royals’ lineup by staying around the strike zone. Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025 Cameras captured both private family moments and public appearances as the family navigated this unprecedented period. Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 1 Sep. 2025 Other programs have successfully navigated massive transitions and now Odom is trying to help Purdue join the list. Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for navigated
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  • That’s before, in recent years, the Canadian government steered dedicated funding to support First Nations creative talent.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Staub steered the Buffs to three TD drives in his four possessions.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2025
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  • After leaving Tokyo, the aircraft carrier sailed north and was spotted transiting the Tsugaru Strait on Friday from the Pacific Ocean toward the Sea of Japan.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The game took an ugly turn for the Angels in the sixth, when reliever Brock Burke sailed a throw six feet over first baseman Oswald Peraza’s head on Thomas’s inning-opening comebacker, an error that led to an unearned run and a 9-1 A’s lead.
    Mike Digiovanna, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
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  • But Pynchon traversed California far and wide in his youth.
    John Lopez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Much of the rest of the hike was dry and traversed gentle gravel bars or smooth limestone expanses, skirting the edges of grassy bluffs and rocky cliffs.
    Eva Frederick, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2025
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  • The district last year also piloted a new science curriculum from Lego Education.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The idea took off last summer in Copenhagen, where the city piloted CopenPay, a program that hands out perks for sustainable behavior.
    Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 3 Sep. 2025
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  • Vineland’s repressive villain Brock Vond ends ferried to hell by two Eastside vatos locos, while the hippie father Zoyd reunites with his daughter at an anarchist family picnic.
    John Lopez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Italy’s most famous film festival has officially begun, and the waterways of Venice are filled with celebrities being ferried to the red carpet.
    Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
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  • Facing a third-and-6 from the Kansas City 28, Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy and tight end Travis Kelce crossed routes.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Still, Ellis and Murdock understand why the wires might get crossed.
    Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
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  • She was followed by her brother Frankie, who spoke with PEOPLE on the red carpet before the awards show.
    Stacy Lambe, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • That blockbuster, which Alcaraz won after a Houdini escape, has been followed by two solid sequels.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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  • Palencia did not record an out in the ninth inning and walked off the mound with a right shoulder injury that will likely force the Cubs to reevaluate their entire late-game strategy.
    Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • In a video shared by Fox Sports on the social media platform X, several fans scrambled for the ball and eventually a man wearing Phillies gear stood up with it in hand and walked over and gave it to a boy and hugged him.
    Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025

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