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Recent Examples of propellant
Some scientists believe that rocket propellant may play a part in the formation of high altitude 'night shining' noctilucent clouds - a phenomenon that is more common at northerly altitudes, but has been spotted manifesting closer to the equator in recent decades.
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 25 June 2025
Ozone losses are driven by the chlorine produced from solid rocket motor propellant and black carbon, which is emitted from most propellants, the study says.
—ArsTechnica, 20 June 2025
That allows the satellites to use minimal propellant to attempt formation flying.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 16 June 2025
Counterintuitively, the head would be thrust back, like a rocket ejecting its propellant.
—Alec Nevala-Lee
june 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 25 June 2025
Ozone losses are driven by the chlorine produced from solid rocket motor propellant and black carbon, which is emitted from most propellants, the study says.
—ArsTechnica, 20 June 2025
That allows the satellites to use minimal propellant to attempt formation flying.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 16 June 2025
Counterintuitively, the head would be thrust back, like a rocket ejecting its propellant.
—Alec Nevala-Lee
june 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for propellant
Noun
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The third would help the state go after motor fuel theft.—
Bayliss Wagner,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Some things are too important to leave behind — like, for instance, the notion that stupidity can be a beautiful force for good, and not just an infinite fuel supply for evil.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
30 July 2025
Noun
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Ronnie Villanueva, the Los Angeles Fire Department’s interim chief, told The Times that his firefighters were on high alert for brush fires after months of light rainfall left heaps of dry vegetation ready to serve as kindling.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 July 2025
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Kenny stated that a similar but different brand of fire-starter kindling as was used in the Bushwick arson was used in Wednesday’s incident.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
18 June 2025
Noun
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Nuclear energy is a form of energy released from the nucleus of an atom.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Hayes’ energy, which still seems endless, feeds the team.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
29 July 2025
Noun
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Part of the reason for this gap between power users and typical users is the route by which students have become aware of ChatGPT.—
Ray Ravaglia,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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Trump has the power to pardon Maxwell or to commute her sentence.—
Aysha Bagchi,
The Courier-Journal,
30 July 2025
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“Propellant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propellant. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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