circularize

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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
  • In 2000, World Soccer magazine commemorated the new century by interviewing FIFA president Sepp Blatter.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Though there's no evidence that the exchange happened in real life, the Shoe Fetish Slayer was one of the many serial killers FBI special agent John Douglas interviewed while working for the Behavioral Science Unit.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Tonight’s conversation canvassed Tarantino’s career from his days watching movies in Westchester, CA to Harvey Keitel throwing his support behind Reservoir Dogs, to Bruce Willis’ lobbying for the role of Vinny Vega.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Officers canvassed for witnesses.
    Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Fields couldn’t survey the field long enough to find his targets.
    Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • For the poll, 1,046 Americans between the ages of 18 and 64 were surveyed to gauge the importance of morning routines, and how people prefer to structure their mornings for optimal well-being.
    Renée Onque, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The team is soliciting toenail donations (sorry, only from Canadians) to study a type of cancer that arises far from our feet–lung cancer.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Martinez has been charged in federal court with soliciting the murder of a senior law enforcement official.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025

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“Circularize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circularize. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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