as in circling
to travel completely around
the moon orbits the Earth
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Recent Examples of orbiting
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.
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Jasmine Browley,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been probing for atmospheres around other rocky worlds orbiting red dwarfs, such as those in the TRAPPIST-1 system.
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Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
2 July 2026
To offer 24/7 coverage across the globe, each system is designed to use thousands of orbiting satellites.
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Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
2 July 2026
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
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
Jasmine Browley,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been probing for atmospheres around other rocky worlds orbiting red dwarfs, such as those in the TRAPPIST-1 system.
—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
2 July 2026
To offer 24/7 coverage across the globe, each system is designed to use thousands of orbiting satellites.
—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
2 July 2026
If a planet is orbiting the closer star, its gravity also slightly bends this light.
—
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for orbiting
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The evening of the shoot, there was frequent hum of tourist helicopters circling the island, and a few party boats blasting music, which threatened to put a damper on the plans.
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Minutes later the pike was just under the surface, circling close to the boat.
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From the Higgs to the Next Frontier The road to the FCC remains long, and Europe has been traversing it for years.
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Spending a year in California versus a month traversing small town America is a big difference.
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Cheers roared from the crowd encircling the concrete arena as two skateboarders slammed into each other at top speed.
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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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“Orbiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orbiting. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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