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A supermoon occurs when the moon reaches its perigee in orbit, meaning it is at its closest point to the Earth.

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The Moon's orbit around the Earth is not circular but elliptical, meaning that the distance between the two varies throughout the year.

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Britain has half a dozen dedicated military satellites in orbit providing communications and surveillance.

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Perpetually in the Belchers’ orbit is Teddy — handyman, loyal customer and Bob’s best friend.

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Since he returned to office in January, his attempts to pull the U.S. away from its democratic allies and into the orbit of authoritarian countries has accelerated.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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