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circumnavigate

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


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Eguino and his circus mates circumnavigate the Globe.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2024

Most locals agreed and tolerated the truck traffic rerouting through Carbonne to circumnavigate the roadblock, according to the mayor, Denis Turrel.

From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2024

Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, disappeared while flying from New Guinea to Howland Island as part of her attempt to become the first female pilot to circumnavigate the globe.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 30, 2024

Couple to circumnavigate the world on a tandem.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2022

It would take more than the age of the universe for light to circumnavigate it.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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