as in circled
to travel completely around
the moon orbits the Earth
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Recent Examples of orbited
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.
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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
An asteroid called 2024 PT5 orbited Earth for just 57 days in 2024 before slipping back into its solar orbit.
—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
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
An asteroid called 2024 PT5 orbited Earth for just 57 days in 2024 before slipping back into its solar orbit.
—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 church building, circled by a parking lot and a large lawn, is near residential areas and a Jehovah’s Witness church.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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The jet circled that area a few times before landing in Birmingham.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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The Location and Set Curb traversed the city of Los Angeles for the majority of its twelve seasons.—
THR Staff,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
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The project has traversed an impressive festival circuit, developing through labs at Dharamshala, Film Bazaar, HAF and Cannes.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 Sep. 2025
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By Saturday evening, the fire crew successfully encircled the entire perimeter of the fire in control lines.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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After eons of construction, the bandages came off Willoughby Square last year to reveal Abolitionist Place, a one-acre enclave of greenery, water, leisure, and play designed by the landscape-architecture firm Hargreaves Jones and encircled by skyscrapers.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
22 Sep. 2025
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