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
  • Instead, those investigations are handled by an internal group of Air Force specialists tasked with collecting evidence, preserving it and interviewing witnesses.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
  • Following a win at the HSBC Championships on Monday, French tennis player Corentin Moutet was interviewed at center court and unleashed a flurry of F-bombs into the reporter's microphone.
    Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • Detectives have since begun a homicide investigation, canvassing the scene of the crash for evidence and witnesses.
    Kendrick Calfee June 17, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026
  • Police canvassed the area and found spent shell casings at the scene.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • Namely, 81% of those surveyed for the poll said the wealthy and non-wealthy are more divided than united.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 18 June 2026
  • That’s in line with the 225,000 new applications forecast by analysts surveyed by the data firm FactSet.
    Matt Ott, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • Last week, officials with the California’s Fair Political Practices Commission determined that 36 donations that Newsom solicited to the California Fire Foundation weren’t reported in a timely fashion and fined him $31,500.
    Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2026
  • Some of the women said the male operators assaulted them after soliciting them for jet ski rides from small islands just east of Paradise Island, downtown Nassau, and Paradise Island beaches, according to the security alert.
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • If unethical actors can deploy custom frontier AI models to aggressively interrogate smart contracts and find hidden protocol flaws, human-only defensive audits will be rendered obsolete.
    Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • New York police executing a search warrant raided an LGBTQ+ bar called the Stonewall Inn, and some of the patrons resisted as officers continued interrogating them and bar employees.
    USA Today, USA Today, 17 June 2026

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“Circularize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circularize. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.

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