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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Known for traversing the comedy club scene throughout the Big Apple, the stand-up artist is taking her talents on the road for the remainder of the year as part of a cross-country tour.
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Every year, about 90% of Central Oregon’s Deschutes River disappears into networks of canals and pipes traversing high desert.
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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 28 Jun. 2026.
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