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navigating

ADJECTIVE
nautical
Synonyms
STRONGEST
maritime navigational seafaring
STRONG
marine
WEAK
abyssal aquatic boating cruising deep-sea naval oceangoing oceanic oceanographic pelagic rowing sailing sailorly salty sea-loving seagoing ship thalassic yachting
ADJECTIVE
nautical/naval
Synonyms
WEAK
abyssal aquatic boating cruising deep-sea marine maritime navigational oceangoing oceanic oceanographic pelagic rowing sailing sailorly salty sea-loving seafaring seagoing thalassic yachting
ADJECTIVE
navigational
Synonyms
WEAK
aquatic boating marine maritime oceanic seafaring shipping
NOUN
navigation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
boating exploration shipping
STRONG
aeronautics captaincy captainship flying pilotage piloting sailing seafaring seamanship steerage steering voyage yachting
WEAK
cruising helmsmanship nautics ocean travel plotting a course voyaging

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Navigating each new hospital’s practices, personalities and computer systems can be challenging.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Navigating that kind of rupture would take poise, flexibility, and tact.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Navigating a separation is hard no matter how amicable the breakup is.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026

About the author: Justin Sherman is the founder and CEO of Global Cyber Strategies, a research and advisory firm, and the author of Navigating Technology and National Security.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

Navigating by trees and rivers, railway tracks and the long straight scars of Roman roads.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

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