circumnavigated
- past participle of circumnavigate.
- past tense form of circumnavigate.
Example Sentences
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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
Just like in an old videogame, the scenery never changed on Archaide, even if you circumnavigated the globe.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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