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circumnavigate

verb as in go around

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What happened to Earhart when she disappeared while attempting to circumnavigate the globe in 1937?

How stale and trite the fleet of a Magellan to the adventurous soul who would circumnavigate the archipelagoes of the dead!

An exploring fleet was even sent under Phoenician pilots to circumnavigate Africa.

This is a large and deep bay, which it would have required a day's travel to circumnavigate.

Had Columbus not wished with consuming ardor to circumnavigate the globe, he would never have encountered America.

After that the fish took a notion to circumnavigate the boat, which he proceeded to do in spite of protests from the fisherman.

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On this page you'll find 15 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to circumnavigate, such as: bypass, circle, circumvent, compass, skirt, and move around.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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