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Recent Examples of astronautic
No wonder the Lakers went and hired Rohan Ramadas — the guy with an astronautical engineering degree from USC — as an assistant general manager.
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Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
The project could also benefit from astronautical interventions, Carpenter says, meaning maintaining AeSI could be another possible task for the Artemis crews that NASA plans to land on the moon by 2028 and throughout the 2030s.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2026
After graduating from the Air Force Academy with a degree in astronautical engineering, McCasland was commissioned to serve in 1979, according to his military biography.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
The project could also benefit from astronautical interventions, Carpenter says, meaning maintaining AeSI could be another possible task for the Artemis crews that NASA plans to land on the moon by 2028 and throughout the 2030s.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2026
After graduating from the Air Force Academy with a degree in astronautical engineering, McCasland was commissioned to serve in 1979, according to his military biography.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for astronautic
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Not only is Earth's celestial neighbor a pristine time capsule ripe for study – preserved almost unaltered throughout the course of billions of years – but the moon is viewed as a stepping stone for human exploration deeper into space.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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This dazzling celestial object, dubbed the Crystal Ball Nebula, lies about 1,500 light-years from Earth in the Taurus constellation.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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This has not been a stellar season for Newcastle, and, relative to the momentous collective achievements of his first full season as captain, Guimaraes and his side have not scaled the same heights.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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And the photos in that X post are pretty stellar, too.—
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
29 May 2026
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The now-68-year-old engineer retired from NASA in 2013 but got the itch to return to the astral organization a few years after leaving.—
Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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The astral appearance of its tubular foliage will mesmerize you.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
28 Feb. 2026
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Once seated, the crowd roared each time a member of the cast walked in, with the biggest screams by far going not to Anderson or co-star Assad Zaman but Eric Bogosian, who at 73 plays the youngest vampire of the season, Daniel Molloy.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
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On the podcast, Bright addressed people's concerns about her co-star being older than her during those moments.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
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Its satellites have been blamed for interfering with astronomical observations and posing an ever-increasing risk of space collisions.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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The get-in price for Finals games in New York is astronomical and keeps going up.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
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Unfolding in the picturesque hilltop town of Taormina, which has gained extra fame in recent years as the main location of the second season of The White Lotus, the festival is laying on a mix of starry open-air gala events and a competition program of hardcore arthouse cinema.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
8 June 2026
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Big productions like Giant (starring John Lithgow as Roald Dahl) and a starry revival of Death of a Salesman (produced by controversial comeback kid Scott Rudin) have captured attention and produced big box office receipts.—
Hillary Busis,
Vanity Fair,
4 June 2026
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“Astronautic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/astronautic. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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