circumnavigate
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A talented aviator, daredevil and dashing superstar, she was attempting to circumnavigate the globe and encourage “other women toward greater independence of thought and action.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2024
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
Couple to circumnavigate the world on a tandem.
From BBC • Dec. 3, 2022
Users could circumnavigate each of these planets and never see the same terrain twice.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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