Thesaurus results for TRAJECTORY

trajectory

noun

Definition of 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 That complexity can mean longer trajectories, harder reasoning tasks, and more files in an environment. — Wen Shao, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026 The budget crisis has become a defining issue of the upcoming French election, which the right-wing politician Marine Le Pen and her National Rally are currently on trajectory to win. — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026 The prosecution said the trajectory of the bullet showed that Jean was either getting up from his couch or cowering when Guyger fired at him. — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 1 Oct. 2026 Nicolas Cage has some thoughts on the current trajectory of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for trajectory

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Noun

The path of regulation In 2022, the Congressional Budget Office distilled decades of health care policy fights into a single PowerPoint slide.

— Bob Herman, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
Moderate flooding of sea water is possibly over some vulnerable low-lying coastal areas, especially around the morning and evening high tides, including over beach parking lots, bike paths, and harbor walkways.

— CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of path

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The South Asian country meets nearly 85% of its fuel needs via imports, with the Strait of Hormuz being a key supply route before the war.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
The route is expected to come into service next summer, albeit using slower trains that won’t cover the planned 316 miles.

— Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of route

Noun

That could be especially useful for tasks that take several steps or require waiting on someone else.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Those steps are especially important just after sunrise and around sunset, when mosquitoes tend to be most active, researchers say.

— Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of steps

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Sophie Cunningham has become a megastar by boldly stating that men have no business competing in women’s sports — all while shooting the lights out from beyond the 3-point arc.

— Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
No longer are viewers content with expert interviews and staged reenactments covering the arc of a story in 44 minutes.

— Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of arc

Noun

To help out here, Mission controllers tend to put craft like the Dragon in a slightly lower orbit.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
Most of these super-Earths orbit frighteningly close to their host stars and have long since had their atmospheres scraped away, leaving them baked, parched rocks.

— Space.com Staff, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of orbit

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Instead of the people of one city having to pay higher housing costs, a diesel export ban would affect everybody in the country--in a negative way.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
In this room alone, Sherald explains, are many people who have built institutions, supported artists, and changed the way the world saw art.

— Rebecca Schneid, Time, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of way

Noun

As Florida continues its ascent back into the image of CFP contention, its ability to focus on the next test was the new challenge.

— Noah White, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026
Trump retains enormous influence among the Republican voters who powered his ascent, even as dissatisfaction with his leadership threatens candidates who must appeal beyond his most committed supporters.

— Cat Zakrzewski, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of ascent

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Following its release, the track logged 38 weeks atop Billboard’s Regional Mexican Airplay chart, won a Latin Grammy and went on to win regional Mexican song of the year at the BMI Latin Awards.

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2026
In France, students in classes préparatoires, the two-year track that feeds the grandes écoles such as HEC and Polytechnique, sit colles every week.

— Reynald Fasciaux, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

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