circumnavigate

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Director Nancy Medina’s staging, circumnavigating a theatrical circle, lifts the audience out of its proscenium passivity into something almost immersive and definitely interactive.

From Los Angeles Times

Earhart's disappearance during an attempt to circumnavigate the globe spawned numerous theories - from a simple crash due to fuel exhaustion to more elaborate claims of Japanese capture or US government espionage.

From BBC

In February, they were seen circumnavigating Australia's coastline for more than three weeks where they staged unprecedented live-fire drills.

From BBC

In circumnavigating distant seas, this majestic production recovers some lost treasure of childhood.

From Los Angeles Times

His scheme circumnavigated the existing route of drugs to Scotland through continental Europe, over the sea from Holland to England and then north.

From BBC