as in circling
to travel completely around
the moon orbits the Earth
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Recent Examples of orbiting
If a planet is orbiting the closer star, its gravity also slightly bends this light.
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CBS News,
24 June 2026
But the extraordinary interest in the IPO was driven by Musk’s plans to make the company an AI leader — including plans to launch orbiting satellite data centers powered by the sun that crunch AI data.
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Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
This version of Starfall is not capable of de-orbiting itself but instead relies upon its launch vehicle to guide it back into the atmosphere.
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Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
23 June 2026
The results suggest that rocky planets at least 80% the size of Earth can retain atmospheres for 10 billion years or more when orbiting within habitable zones around sun-like stars.
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Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
23 June 2026
Satellites orbiting our planet are rotationally symmetric.
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Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
23 June 2026
As the sun expands, tidal interactions develop between the star and the planets orbiting it.
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Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
20 June 2026
The Swift Observatory has been observing the cosmos for more than two decades while orbiting around Earth.
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Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
This is the first spaceflight for Cardman and Platonov, the fourth trip for Fincke, and the second for Yui, to the orbiting laboratory.
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Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 June 2026
CBS News,
24 June 2026
But the extraordinary interest in the IPO was driven by Musk’s plans to make the company an AI leader — including plans to launch orbiting satellite data centers powered by the sun that crunch AI data.
—
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
This version of Starfall is not capable of de-orbiting itself but instead relies upon its launch vehicle to guide it back into the atmosphere.
—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
23 June 2026
The results suggest that rocky planets at least 80% the size of Earth can retain atmospheres for 10 billion years or more when orbiting within habitable zones around sun-like stars.
—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
23 June 2026
Satellites orbiting our planet are rotationally symmetric.
—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
23 June 2026
As the sun expands, tidal interactions develop between the star and the planets orbiting it.
—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
20 June 2026
The Swift Observatory has been observing the cosmos for more than two decades while orbiting around Earth.
—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
This is the first spaceflight for Cardman and Platonov, the fourth trip for Fincke, and the second for Yui, to the orbiting laboratory.
—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for orbiting
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Variety has learned that Mubi is pursuing the film, with Neon also possibly circling.
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Other wearable tech companies have been circling this space.
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Thursday saw the highest number of vessels traversing the strait since April, according to marine intelligence firm AXSMarine.
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The West Coast From Christchurch, the TranzAlpine train climbs westward, up and over the Southern Alps, traversing large viaducts which span roiling rivers.
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Styled by Brad Goreski, Moore wore a custom cobalt blue Self Portrait gown with an oversized bow encircling the hips, falling into a train.
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Bad weather postponed a major construction project on Atlanta's primary highway encircling the city last weekend, but now the traffic chaos is here.
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“Orbiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orbiting. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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