as in to circle
to travel completely around
the moon orbits the Earth
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Recent Examples of orbit
John Koetsier,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
In orbit, there’s a need for something lighter, cleaner, and fully automated.
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Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
30 June 2026
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
6 July 2026
Psyche is a nickel-iron core asteroid that orbits the sun beyond Mars anywhere from 235 million to 309 million miles away.
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Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 July 2026
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And a company that has worked with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the European Space Agency to deploy 30+ 30 Earth observation models and deliver hundreds of thousands of AI inferences in orbit just raised $11 million to scale even more.
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John Koetsier,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
In orbit, there’s a need for something lighter, cleaner, and fully automated.
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Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
30 June 2026
Verb
China has announced preliminary plans for the spacecraft to then travel to and orbit an intriguing asteroid named 311P/PanSTARRS.
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Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
6 July 2026
Psyche is a nickel-iron core asteroid that orbits the sun beyond Mars anywhere from 235 million to 309 million miles away.
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Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 July 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for orbit
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The rules would restrict data center water use by requiring closed loop cooling systems, and would increase set back requirements to put more space between data center buildings and nearby homes and businesses.
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Called Kamo‘oalewa, the space rock loops by Earth, coming as close as 9 million miles and as far as 25 million miles from our planet.
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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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But Hathaway—who recently announced her third pregnancy—is on the press circuit for her next film, The Odyssey, and she’s found a way to bring the boho to the late Bronze Age.
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There is also an abundance of suitable training facilities in the region, which is in the circuit of MLS preseason destinations.
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Tehran meanwhile has tried to strengthen its leverage by saying crew members must gain permission to traverse the strait along routes approved by its officials.
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The first Spanish expedition to California in 1542 was followed about 220 years later when Gaspar de Portolá and Franciscan monk Junipero Serra traversed the coastal lands.
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A lot of these athletes have had unexpected trajectories and remarkable biographies — even a surprising side hobby or two.
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For pitchers bouncing between organizations, one rough outing can change the trajectory of an entire season, and that seems to have been the case with former Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Austin Voth.
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From there, Florida's history followed the path more familiar to Americans, eventually becoming the 27th state in 1845.
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Infosys chose that path, committing to retrain more than 250,000 staff instead of pursuing mass layoffs.
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The new proposal for the future of the global commercial shipping route was first reported by The New York Times, citing an Iranian official and four diplomats with knowledge of the matter.
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Reynolds was on her USPS route when the incident happened, Postal Inspector Jessica Adams told USA TODAY.
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“Orbit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orbit. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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