circumnavigate

Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E. may hope they can circumnavigate the Islamic Republic by moving oil through new pipelines, but those pipelines will remain vulnerable to missiles and drones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

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 ● Sep. 27, 2025

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

But take this pro tip from a lifelong Washingtonian: “If you circumnavigate Naches Peak Loop trail clockwise, you get this gorgeous surprise view of Mount Rainier up close and personal,” Grace Hensley advised.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 12, 2024

They would circumnavigate the world in it, never remaining in any one port more than a week at a time.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

Crater Lake National Park announced Tuesday that it had shut down a portion of Rim Drive, the road that circumnavigates Oregon’s famous caldera, for the rest of the 2023 season.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 12, 2023

That’s how my wife, Selina, and I explored the area, following the signposted 168-mile Lake Constance Bike Route, which roughly circumnavigates the lake.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 24, 2022

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

Drake, Francis, freebooter in West Indies, 66; raid on Pacific coast, 70; accompanies Hawkins, 107; attack on Nombre de Dios, 107; on Chagres River, 107; circumnavigates globe, 108; rescues Roanoke Island colonists, 110.

From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene

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

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

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2025

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

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 28, 2023

It was possible to walk the site’s stone thoroughfares without circumnavigating mile-long lines at the Grey Goose and Heineken stands, but throngs still moved like molasses.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 4, 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