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Recent Examples of circularize
That torque is provided by Saturn itself, which has tides that tend to circularize and flatten all the orbits of the moons, confining them to the planet's equatorial plane.
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Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2011
Once separated, the satellites will use onboard propulsion systems to circularize their orbits at 35,900 km above the equator.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 30 Sep. 2022
That requires the spacecraft to use its own propulsion resources to circularize at an operational altitude over the equator.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 10 Dec. 2021
Two rocket firings were required to circularize the orbit at an altitude of 357 miles, 100 miles above the International Space Station.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2021
Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2011
Once separated, the satellites will use onboard propulsion systems to circularize their orbits at 35,900 km above the equator.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 30 Sep. 2022
That requires the spacecraft to use its own propulsion resources to circularize at an operational altitude over the equator.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 10 Dec. 2021
Two rocket firings were required to circularize the orbit at an altitude of 357 miles, 100 miles above the International Space Station.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for circularize
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Think: an Auguste Rodin ballerina in eyeshot of Deana Lawson portraits; Marlene Dumas canvases in conversation with nearby Peter Doigs; a Richard Avedon photograph meeting one by Anne Imhof.—
Mark Guiducci,
Vogue,
17 Mar. 2025
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But a thoughtful leader's already been canvasing the planet for the lowest cost of that product.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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To understand what’s at stake amid the NNSA’s workforce woes, USA TODAY interviewed current and former agency officials and reviewed decades of watchdog reports, safety records and other official documents.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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According to an incident report filed with Florida’s Orange County Sheriff’s Office, Mr. Moore was interviewed by detectives the following morning.—
Debra Kamin,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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Homicide detectives and crime scene investigators were going to take over the investigation to collect evidence, canvass the area and question witnesses.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
23 May 2025
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Here’s how 40 executives voted For the second year in a row, The Athletic canvassed 40 executives across baseball to build our front office rankings.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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Nationwide Retirement Institute, a division of the Nationwide insurance and financial services company, surveyed more than 1,000 Americans to gauge their thoughts on living a really long time.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
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Ramer’s study surveyed FARs and university presidents from around the country to identify best practices for the role, laying the foundation for the first Faculty Athletics Representative Handbook, which the NCAA released shortly thereafter.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
29 May 2025
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Critics have suggested that the donation could be an attempt by Qatar to curry favor with the administration and Trump himself, as well as a violation of constitutional provisions barring public officials from using their office for private gain or soliciting gifts from foreign nations.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 May 2025
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On July 24, 2018, Lasso was convicted of soliciting to commit murder and sentenced to only 1 year in jail.—
Brooke Taylor,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2025
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“Circularize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circularize. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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