circumnavigate

The American pioneer vanished while attempting to circumnavigate the globe in 1937, spawning decades of speculation on her fate.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

It is an impressive undertaking to circumnavigate the globe, even if, as the book’s subtitle concedes, Ms. Brauer’s challenge is “Sailing Solo but Not Alone.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

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

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

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

The L.E.D. screen—sixty feet long and almost two stories tall—flashes with ads for Broadway plays, beer, and children’s movies, as the boat circumnavigates lower Manhattan.

From The New Yorker ● Sep. 18, 2019

The open-air expedition circumnavigates the island’s undeveloped coastline — a mini safari in the middle of the Pacific.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2019

The course circumnavigates the Ashland watershed between Mount Ashland and the park, accumulating 7,200 feet of elevation change, mostly on dirt roads and trails.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2017

It is easily accessed from the “ring road” that circumnavigates the park, the Cabot Trail, and follows a long ridge with a stunning view of the coast.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 23, 2016

He proves the earth to be round, for his expedition circumnavigates it; he proves the doctrine of the antipodes, for his shipmates see the peoples of the antipodes.

From History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom by Andrew Dickson White

They dropped anchor off the coast of Shanghai on Dec. 3, having circumnavigated the globe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 28, 2025

Ferdinand Magellan may have circumnavigated the globe, but he was not an expert on where he was going as he embarked upon the journey.

From Slate ● Jan. 14, 2024

Frodo, on the other hand, circumnavigated the entire North Pacific—and, as Ransome would discover, he’s not alone.

From National Geographic ● Sep. 28, 2023

Over the past two weeks, I have circumnavigated the globe by land, air and sea.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 5, 2023

On horses they circumnavigated the fields, comparing the progress of the harvest on the two halves.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

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 ● Oct. 11, 2025

The businessman had long been passionate about flying, first taking pilot lessons in 2004 and later setting a world record for circumnavigating the world in a light jet.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2024

Lawson was working toward challenging records for circumnavigating the globe solo.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 28, 2023

Spain renewed its argument in 1522 when an expeditionary fleet that had been captained by Ferdinand Magellan returned to Europe after circumnavigating the globe.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022

After Eratosthenes, some may have tried, but not until the time of Magellan did anyone succeed in circumnavigating the Earth.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan