circularize

Definition of circularizenext

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of circularize Once separated, the satellites will use onboard propulsion systems to circularize their orbits at 35,900 km above the equator. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 30 Sep. 2022 Two rocket firings were required to circularize the orbit at an altitude of 357 miles, 100 miles above the International Space Station. William Harwood, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2021 That torque is provided by Saturn itself, which has tides that tend to circularize and flatten all the orbits of the moons, confining them to the planet's equatorial plane. Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2011
Recent Examples of Synonyms for circularize
Verb
  • Ed has covered pop music for The Republic since 2007, reviewing festivals and concerts, interviewing legends, covering the local scene and more.
    Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
  • While none of the three men would be interviewed, Fischer had decades of quotes and conducted his own interviews with hundreds of people in the filmmakers’ orbits to get a fuller and more honest story.
    Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Players planned to canvass their peers scattered across spring training camps, then meet again Wednesday, with the possibility of voting on a new executive director then.
    Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Officers and detectives also canvassed the area for evidence and witnesses.
    Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • That’s significantly fewer than the 225,000 new applications that analysts surveyed by the data firm FactSet had forecast.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Only 52% of CIOs were so involved at the rest of the companies surveyed (McKinsey surveyed 632 C-suite and IT leaders in total and said 114 qualified as top performers for this study).
    John Kell, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Throughout those lean years, Steele continued to encourage his staffers to solicit new work, often touting the inevitability of a merger with the American Academy of Arts and Sciences or some other scheme to bring Nautilus into the black.
    Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026
  • In June 2008, Epstein pleaded guilty to state charges of one count of soliciting prostitution and one count of soliciting prostitution from someone under the age of 18.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • His gripping performance as a man who is brutally interrogated by two police officers was debated in the House of Commons.
    Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Over the past 15 years, he has been imprisoned, blindfolded, interrogated, and put under house arrest with a 20-year ban on making films.
    Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2026

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“Circularize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circularize. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.

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