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
  • Three of the 40 men interviewed by the New York Times faced criminal accusations beyond immigration and traffic offenses.
    Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 9 Nov. 2025
  • On Friday, commissioners entered executive session to interview those candidates behind closed doors.
    Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Detectives on the scene were interviewing witnesses and canvassing the area for security video, police said.
    Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Hours later, for jummah congregational prayer, his campaign canvassed 210 of the city’s roughly 300 mosques, according to Hamaad Najam, a campaign spokesperson.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Skyscanner, in partnership with OnePoll, an international market research company, surveyed 22,000 travelers from June to July 2025.
    Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Click on a specific matchup that interests you to survey the options.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The newspaper is also soliciting tips from the public about ICE's whereabouts.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The felony charges are perjury, asking for a bribe by a member of a legislative body, soliciting a bribe and destruction or removal of public records.
    Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • At the police station, Tip Hunter interrogated Williams and Thomas Davis for hours about NAACP activity before releasing Thomas Davis, who left town.
    Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Violent images of prisoners being interrogated at Abu Ghraib prison complex eventually came out, damaging the United States’ standing on the world stage and sparking a Senate Intelligence Committee report on the CIA’s interrogation program.
    Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2025

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

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