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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.
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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
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
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The leadership of the paper, and others within Spotlight interviewed during the investigation, felt that McCarthy had behaved appropriately, and was in fact focused on guaranteeing the accuracy of sensitive, high-stakes projects.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The students spent about three months gathering data, interviewing dozens of sources and writing and editing stories under the guidance of a former Star reporter now teaching at Notre Dame.—
IndyStar,
IndyStar,
8 Sep. 2025
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Police and animal control officers canvassed the area and swabbed residents’ dogs for DNA samples, CBS News Miami reported.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
2 Sep. 2025
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What to Know The sign was held by a Democratic volunteer who, according to 7News, has been canvassing for Democrats for years.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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Elsewhere in Kyiv, residential apartments were hit and damaged, with dozens of residents wrapped in blankets gathering on the streets outside to survey the damage to their homes as rescue workers fought to extinguish the flames.—
Lidia Kelly,
USA Today,
7 Sep. 2025
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According to Chudoba, the demographics of the expats surveyed in Panama could also play a role.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The driller responsible for it, Patton Exploration, solicited companies to extend a pipeline to the oil well to capture the gas and evaluated whether the gas could be used to mine bitcoin.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
4 Sep. 2025
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Dispute over state law Without dedicating time during a meeting for public input, board members directed Superintendent Brian Biermann to solicit a design and competitively bid the construction job last October.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Circularize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circularize. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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