as in circled
to travel completely around
the moon orbits the Earth
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Recent Examples of orbited
In recent years, there's been a big push to reduce space debris by setting up tracking systems, improving spacecraft and launcher designs, and setting up protocols so that defunct satellites are properly decommissioned before being orbited or sent into a graveyard orbit.
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David Szondy
october 26, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
The event orbited around a panel, moderated by TIME’s editor-in-chief Sam Jacobs, that discussed how AI could shape the future of fashion—particularly from a customer’s perspective.
—Tharin Pillay, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Mini-moon uncovered last year In August 2024, scientists discovered asteroid 2024 PT5, a mini-moon that temporarily orbited the Earth in fall 2024.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Hydrogen is made from a single proton orbited by an electron.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The two artists have orbited each other for years, having even shared the stage together on Swift’s Reputation tour.
—Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
The young, cool star is orbited by four inner planets, one of which has just formed a large moon in the aftermath of a giant impact, followed by an asteroid belt, four gas giants, a Kuiper belt, and an Oort cloud.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 2 Oct. 2025
In 2024, Menon was part of a four-person crew of private astronauts who orbited Earth for five days as part of the Polaris Dawn mission.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
The drone orbited for about 50 minutes, according to a statement from the defense ministry, before leaving national airspace near the town of Pardina in northern Dobruja, heading towards Ukraine.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
David Szondy
october 26, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
The event orbited around a panel, moderated by TIME’s editor-in-chief Sam Jacobs, that discussed how AI could shape the future of fashion—particularly from a customer’s perspective.
—Tharin Pillay, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Mini-moon uncovered last year In August 2024, scientists discovered asteroid 2024 PT5, a mini-moon that temporarily orbited the Earth in fall 2024.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Hydrogen is made from a single proton orbited by an electron.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The two artists have orbited each other for years, having even shared the stage together on Swift’s Reputation tour.
—Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
The young, cool star is orbited by four inner planets, one of which has just formed a large moon in the aftermath of a giant impact, followed by an asteroid belt, four gas giants, a Kuiper belt, and an Oort cloud.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 2 Oct. 2025
In 2024, Menon was part of a four-person crew of private astronauts who orbited Earth for five days as part of the Polaris Dawn mission.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
The drone orbited for about 50 minutes, according to a statement from the defense ministry, before leaving national airspace near the town of Pardina in northern Dobruja, heading towards Ukraine.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for orbited
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On Friday, Jay Staph of Just Baseball circled Toronto as a potential landing spot for Zac Gallen, the former All-Star and third-place Cy Young finisher who is coming off his worst season as a member of the Arizona Diamondbacks.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Up ahead, two men argued, their shouts and curses drowning out the hum of a helicopter that circled in the distance.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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The 20-minute ride with Balloons Over Rum flies high above terrain once traversed by Bedouins and used as a backdrop for films like The Martian.—
Essence,
Essence,
28 Oct. 2025
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Food, natural resources, jobs, ideas, and people all traversed a border that was barely monitored for large stretches.—
Dónal Gill,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
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By Thursday morning, the fire crew successfully encircled the entire perimeter of the fire in control lines.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Imagine bullfights in Beijing, Chinese conquistadors capturing Constantinople for Spain, and a Habsburg Empire that completely encircled the globe.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Oct. 2025
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