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circumnavigate

[sur-kuhm-nav-i-geyt] / ˌsɜr kəmˈnæv ɪˌgeɪt /


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This year’s event will have tweaks beyond the new date: Participants will cycle clockwise for the first time, starting and ending in Enumclaw as they circumnavigate Mount Rainier.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 25, 2024

Some analysts said that downgrade might make Paramount easier to acquire, since it could circumnavigate a provision that would require a buyer to immediately pay the company’s debt.

From New York Times • Apr. 3, 2024

On Saturday morning there were times when @FlyLAXStats showed the time to circle the lower airport road was five minutes, half the time to circumnavigate the upper level.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2022

A British couple have become the fastest cyclists to circumnavigate the world on a tandem bike.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2022

The goal for this voyage was to circumnavigate the continent and map all the islands that were still uncharted.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong




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