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Recent Examples of propellant
The test firing lasted for more than two minutes, completing a full burn and expending all of its propellant as would happen during a launch.
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Daniel Larlham, ArsTechnica, 2 May 2025
People who come here to fish in the Gulf now pass through a corridor of rapid construction, heavy machinery and enormous propellant and water tanks.
—Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
The chemical, used to make solid propellant for rockets, was going to be used to replenish Iran’s missile stocks, which had been depleted by its direct attacks on Israel during the war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Ambrey said.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Few details available … US military officials have expressed interest in orbital refueling to support in-space mobility, where ground controllers have the freedom to maneuver national security satellites between different orbits without worrying about running out of propellant.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 7 Feb. 2025
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Daniel Larlham, ArsTechnica, 2 May 2025
People who come here to fish in the Gulf now pass through a corridor of rapid construction, heavy machinery and enormous propellant and water tanks.
—Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
The chemical, used to make solid propellant for rockets, was going to be used to replenish Iran’s missile stocks, which had been depleted by its direct attacks on Israel during the war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Ambrey said.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Few details available … US military officials have expressed interest in orbital refueling to support in-space mobility, where ground controllers have the freedom to maneuver national security satellites between different orbits without worrying about running out of propellant.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for propellant
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Food and fuel, already in short supply and expensive, could become scarcer if truck drivers do not pay tolls to gangs who control roads.—
David C. Adams,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Increasingly, California has become a global leader in reducing the carbon emissions that fuel climate change, and zero-emission vehicles are a key part of those climate policies.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
1 May 2025
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The first season follows the reunion between these two characters, who went to grade school together, and their kindling of a romance that grows to be each of their first loves.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
14 May 2025
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But then Littlejohn speaks, Zooming in from Big Mac in his red prison shirt, and Hood feels some spark of hope kindling.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
29 Mar. 2025
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Many of these actions have been part of the president’s larger goals of reining in government spending, increasing energy independence and restructuring federal agencies.—
Hayley Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2025
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However neither a wether delay or a temporary evacuation could dampen the crowd's sky-high energy throughout the night.—
Caché McClay,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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The way their dynamic is structured, Colin fears that one wrong move could bring things to an end, which merely reinforces Ray’s power over him.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
18 May 2025
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At the time of writing, some 50,000 were still without power in Missouri, according to PowerOutage.us, a service that tracks disruptions.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 May 2025
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“Propellant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propellant. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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