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 Its large disk shows colorful cloud bands, the Great Red Spot and orbiting moons even in modest telescopes. — Damian Peach, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2026 The strangest thing about the Solar System may be that these aren’t exotic worlds orbiting some distant star. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026 By tapping orbiting Starlink satellites, the Cybercab will also be able to receive high-speed internet no matter the location, including in cellular dead zones. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026 Starlink beams down broadband to consumers, governments and businesses using more than 10,000 satellites orbiting close above the Earth. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026 Since January 2025, a portion of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has been orbiting high above Earth, taking 26 days to complete one trip around the planet. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 30 July 2026

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The captain of a lobster diving boat, Steven Del Sol, told officials that his vessel was anchored off Fisher Island when Simpson's Conch-brand boat allegedly approached him at high speed and began circling his boat, the arrest affidavit said.

— Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Journal, rest, take a silent walk, or name the thought that keeps circling.

— Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of circling

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Not many indoor cats like leashes or traversing the great outdoors with their person.

— Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026
Rescue crews in southern Colorado rushed to rescue a climber over the weekend who had fallen about 50 feet while traversing between Little Bear Peak and Blanca Peak in Alamosa County.

— Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of traversing

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Champions Nigeria enter with 10 stars encircling the crest on their jerseys, having won 10 of the previous 13 WAFCONs, and looking to add an 11th.

— Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 26 July 2026
The stone is halo-set on a pavé band—jewelry lingo for having a ring of small white diamonds encircling the stone and covering the band.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 21 July 2026

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