trajectory

as in path
the curved course along which something (such as a rocket) moves through the air or through space the trajectory of the missile

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Recent Examples of trajectory Clearly, OpenAI is a critical piece of this growth trajectory with a lot of ambition. Seema Mody, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025 In the first batch of episodes, only a handful of choices can meaningfully veer the story’s trajectory. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025 Still, that leaves the Fed in the dark on the labor market’s true health and trajectory. Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025 Like most launches from Vandenberg, the rocket will fly at a southeast trajectory. Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 21 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for trajectory
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Noun
  • Or choose the petty path and appeal it which we were prepared for.
    John Lynch, Arkansas Online, 22 Oct. 2025
  • But the objects in question are not only just asteroids, but also instead orbit the sun, following an almost exact path as Earth while always remaining close by.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
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  • Diagonal passes to onrushing full-backs has proven to be another effective route around the high defensive line, as Inter targeted Denzel Dumfries with 14 long balls out to his flank across the two-legged Champions League semi-final tie with Barcelona last season.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The patient who was being taken to the hospital was placed in another rescue vehicle, which continued the route.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Ahmad cautiously approached the home, climbed up the porch steps, and jiggled the front window.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Greece has taken steps to address the issue, such as introducing a new tax on cruise ship visitors to Santorini and Mykonos earlier this year.
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The magnetic field arcs above the solar surface into the billowing solar corona, where temperatures reach an extraordinary 20 million degrees Celsius.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Their script follows the real-life tragic arc of boxing legend Christy Martin, who suffered horrific acts of violence at the hands of her husband and trainer, the late James Martin.
    Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
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  • Samara Weaving stars as Caroline Daniels, whose desire to leave her small Texas town brings her into the orbit of a charismatic con man (Kyle Gallner).
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The lucrative contract was for SpaceX to develop its Starship megarocket to meet astronauts in orbit to transport them to the lunar surface.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
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  • And more businesses are on the way, with plans to join Sprouts at Everette Farms in the coming months, according to Bill Robinson of Robinson Properties.
    Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The discovery offers a powerful way to give waste plastics a second life as high-performance materials, advancing both a circular economy and next-generation clean technologies.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Her ascent came at a pivotal moment for representation in classical dance.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Winstead began his ascent before the government shutdown.
    Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
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  • Here, fans sit above the pit straight and start-finish line, roughly level with Turn 1 as the track climbs steeply up toward them.
    Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • However, uncertainty in Melissa’s track and forward speed reduces confidence in exact totals.
    MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Trajectory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trajectory. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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