as in circled
to travel completely around
the moon orbits the Earth
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Recent Examples of orbited
An asteroid called 2024 PT5 orbited Earth for just 57 days in 2024 before slipping back into its solar orbit.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Spy satellites have orbited the Earth since the dawn of the Space Age.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2025
The simulations showed that as Ursa Major III orbited the Milky Way, the galaxy’s gravity could have slowly stripped away its outer stars.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2025
Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Spy satellites have orbited the Earth since the dawn of the Space Age.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2025
The simulations showed that as Ursa Major III orbited the Milky Way, the galaxy’s gravity could have slowly stripped away its outer stars.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for orbited
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The Dodge Charger circled the area, then crashed into a pole in the 2100 block of West Stark Street.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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And to Michigan, an opponent circled — though quietly this time — on the Nebraska schedule for months.—
Mitch Sherman,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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But Pynchon traversed California far and wide in his youth.—
John Lopez,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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Much of the rest of the hike was dry and traversed gentle gravel bars or smooth limestone expanses, skirting the edges of grassy bluffs and rocky cliffs.—
Eva Frederick,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Sep. 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,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Federal Detention Center in SeaTac, Washington, stands just a few minutes from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, a blocky concrete tower encircled by chain-link fencing and razor wire.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Orbited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orbited. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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