constellations

plural of constellation
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as in designs
the way in which the elements of something (as a work of art) are arranged there's a constantly shifting constellation of relationships among the characters of the novel

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Recent Examples of constellations These changes have democratized space, resulting in a massive increase in space traffic, not least constellations in low Earth orbit (LEO) that comprise thousands of satellites. — David Zamora, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2026 Each bedroom draws inspiration for its decor from a theme—tarot, constellations, nature, serpents, and Salem itself—without crossing into kitschy territory. — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2026 Both are now racing to develop next-gen satellite constellations with far faster speeds and coverage. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 20 Oct. 2026 There is the ability with these new constellations to give you that type of connectivity on these spaces. — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2026 Major countries and corporations are rushing to develop their own proprietary communications constellations. — Gerard Toal, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026 The entities operating the Guowang and Qianfan satellite constellations, which intend to compete with Starlink, plan to launch nearly 30,000 communications satellites over the next decade or so. — Kathleen Curlee, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2026 The rocket will deploy large-scale satellite internet constellations. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026 Ocean hues can be found on the carpet, while the ceiling is scattered with constellations. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for constellations
Noun
  • Industrial parks, logistics hubs, and technology clusters are springing up.
    — Ningrong Liu, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said earlier this month that two supercomputing clusters powered by Nvidia technologies had already been launched in the country.
    — Jenny Lee,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • In separate local elections, various independent candidates and groupings appeared to be winning most seats nationwide, a traditional result.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Meanwhile, of the 105 political parties and groupings qualified to participate, only 33 had successfully submitted their membership lists.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Those capabilities could support missions that face significant constraints under conventional spacecraft designs.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The company markets Rivington Landing — along with the rest of its Rivington complex — based on modern home designs, amenities and its location just blocks from I-84 and about a 10-minute drive from I-684.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 29 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Meanwhile, airborne early-warning aircraft often use large radar arrays mounted above the fuselage to provide surveillance over a broad area.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The millimeter-wide arrangements of around 10,000 nerves and supporting cells sat on microelectrode arrays that let researchers stimulate the tissue and record its activity.
    — Mike McRae October 19, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Carter ruled after a 3½-hour hearing Tuesday, where a slew of attorneys for the state, county and independent voting rights groups argued against the administration’s demands.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
  • This gives several sets of interest groups an opportunity to use the FCC’s public review and approval process to advocate for federal limits on space technologies.
    — Max Harden, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Although the port layouts on Googlebooks vary, most provide more hardwired connections than MacBooks do.
    — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Riding Modes Pro introduces a customizable Race Pro mode, along with three additional Sport display layouts showing data such as traction-control intervention, braking force and lean angle.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Waiting for the last batches of mail-in ballots Many mail-in votes won’t arrive until days after Election Day.
    — Philip Wang, Time, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Carpenter and King have preferred to keep their batches small and their marketing limited to word of mouth, but that word is spreading, especially across their ravenous genre-loving fan base.
    — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Tracking electrons in real time In solids, electrons occupy specific ranges of energy called bands.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Both schools will have their halftime homecoming, their school bands performing and lots of alumni in attendance, so throw out the records and prepare for the idea that anything could happen.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

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“Constellations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constellations. Accessed 31 Oct. 2026.

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