as in circles
to travel completely around
the moon orbits the Earth
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Recent Examples of orbits
Ben Smith, semafor.com, 24 Oct. 2025
If a planet orbits close to its star in an elliptical orbit, then its interior will stretch and squeeze as the gravitational strength of the star changes.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
Supermoons happen because of how the moon orbits our planet, say experts, which isn't a neat little circle.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 3 Nov. 2025
Venus orbits the sun in just 225 days, a shorter duration than its rotation.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Everything within the solar wind is inside the Sun’s extended atmosphere, known as the heliosphere, which means that, in a sense, Earth orbits through the Sun itself.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
Out beyond the orbit of Triton, which orbits Neptune in a little under 6 days, the other Neptunian moons have their orbital periods measured in years, and appear at a wide variety of angles and with large eccentricities.
—Big Think, 9 Oct. 2025
The sun orbits all signs of the zodiac in a calendar year.
—Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2025
In 1995, a gas giant known as 51 Pegasi b, which orbits a star similar to Earth's sun, etched its name in cosmic history as the first exoplanet ever discovered.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
In contrast, our planet Mercury, which is scorchingly hot itself, orbits the sun in just under 88 days.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
The plan represents a departure for Europe’s top satellite makers, which have traditionally focused on large, complex spacecraft in high orbits, but the industry has been disrupted by Starlink’s small, relatively cheap, low-orbit machines.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 24 Oct. 2025
If a planet orbits close to its star in an elliptical orbit, then its interior will stretch and squeeze as the gravitational strength of the star changes.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
That's because of how the moon orbits our planet.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
Supermoons happen because of how the moon orbits our planet, say experts, which isn't a neat little circle.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 3 Nov. 2025
Venus orbits the sun in just 225 days, a shorter duration than its rotation.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Everything within the solar wind is inside the Sun’s extended atmosphere, known as the heliosphere, which means that, in a sense, Earth orbits through the Sun itself.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
Out beyond the orbit of Triton, which orbits Neptune in a little under 6 days, the other Neptunian moons have their orbital periods measured in years, and appear at a wide variety of angles and with large eccentricities.
—Big Think, 9 Oct. 2025
The sun orbits all signs of the zodiac in a calendar year.
—Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2025
In 1995, a gas giant known as 51 Pegasi b, which orbits a star similar to Earth's sun, etched its name in cosmic history as the first exoplanet ever discovered.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
In contrast, our planet Mercury, which is scorchingly hot itself, orbits the sun in just under 88 days.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for orbits
Noun
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Originally commissioned for Queen Maria Cristina in the late 19th century, the tiara features upright diamond loops with white pearls at the center of each sinuous turn.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
5 Nov. 2025
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In practice, these demos show neuromorphic AI achieving millisecond-range sensing and decision loops.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Gentleman thief Sir Charles Lytton (David Niven) circles the prize while Inspector Jacques Clouseau (Peter Sellers) bungles the pursuit with sublime obliviousness.—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
25 Oct. 2025
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The menu at the motel’s restaurant, ISH Kitchen, circles the globe from Mediterranean shawarma to Japanese ramen to a Vietnamese dish of marinated ground beef wrapped in kaffir lime leaves.—
Melanie Haiken,
Outside,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Then, looking at the amp rating of your circuits (most laundry appliances require a 15–30 amp circuit).—
Lauren Bengtson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The Rock Creek Loop traverses approximately seven miles of ravines, creeks, subtropical forest, and small footbridges.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Nov. 2025
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Lake-effect snow is anticipated as cold air traverses the relatively warm waters of the Great Lakes, with several inches of accumulation and hazardous travel possible, especially near Lakes Erie and Ontario.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Republicans in the House and Senate are taking wildly divergent paths on health care — setting themselves up for a possible collision.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
12 Nov. 2025
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Strickland and Behr first crossed paths in 2004 while filming The Grudge, the horror-mystery film in which Strickland played Susan and Behr played Doug.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
11 Nov. 2025
Verb
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And that rings true despite the Sixers defeating the Charlotte Hornets 125-121 on Saturday night to become one of a handful of teams in the Eastern Conference to start the year with two consecutive wins.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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There is something about your wife’s observation that rings true.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Onstage, the show is much more about trajectories.—
David Zucker,
Deadline,
10 Nov. 2025
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Each point on this torus represents one possible state of the pendulum; paths on the torus represent the trajectories the pendulum might follow through space.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Its overall form takes inspiration from Shenzhen's surrounding mountains and canyons, which have served as natural pathways for centuries.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 Nov. 2025
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The study also found that early relationships shaped these burnout pathways differently between men and women.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Orbits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orbits. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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