Thesaurus results for ORBITING

orbiting

verb

present participle of orbit

as in circling

to travel completely around the moon orbits the Earth

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Recent Examples of orbiting The moment was captured 263 miles (423 kilometers) above Earth's Atlantic Ocean from aboard the space station orbiting our planet. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 9 July 2026 Launching today, the Fi Ultra is the world’s first dog tracker to adopt T-Satellite, T-Mobile’s implementation of Starlink Mobile, which uses orbiting satellites to beam data to phones on the ground. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 8 July 2026 The space agency shared a video showing fireworks over Los Angeles as seen from the Earth-orbiting outpost. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 7 July 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, 5 July 2026 For a generation of millennial founders and the professionals orbiting them, the most consequential business development of the year is happening nowhere near an office, a conference badge, or a LinkedIn message. — Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

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Potential contenders including former health chief Nirav Shah and ex-Senate president Troy Jackson are circling, while disillusioned voters liken Platner’s exit to Democrats’ last-minute scramble to replace Joe Biden.

— Kimberlee Kruesi, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Sources tell Variety that programmers at each of the fall festivals — Venice, Telluride, Toronto and New York — are circling the title, though a premiere venue has yet to be set.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 8 July 2026

Definition of circling

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The property’s expert concierge is always a WhatsApp message away and can arrange a menu of experiences at the villas or nearby resort for you—or leave your schedule empty for hours spent by the pool and traversing nearby cliffs and beaches.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
Individuals have been traversing the globe on their own as far back as travel records have been recorded.

— Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of traversing

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Cheers roared from the crowd encircling the concrete arena as two skateboarders slammed into each other at top speed.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026
Styled by Brad Goreski, Moore wore a custom cobalt blue Self Portrait gown with an oversized bow encircling the hips, falling into a train.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 22 May 2026

Definition of encircling

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