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Recent Examples of satellite
Building on existing projects in Norway, Iceland, Sweden and Finland, China has also planned a research and satellite ground station in Greenland.
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
It's been proven in the small [satellite] revolution.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 8 Jan. 2026
And anything bordering on colonial or Cold War language—protectorate, satellite state, occupied territory, vassal state, provisional government, client—are pretty much non-starters with the foreign policy establishment that knows these things seldom end well for the bigger power.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
Britain and France would establish military bases in Ukraine, while the US offered satellite and drone monitoring to detect any ceasefire breaches.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 7 Jan. 2026
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
It's been proven in the small [satellite] revolution.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 8 Jan. 2026
And anything bordering on colonial or Cold War language—protectorate, satellite state, occupied territory, vassal state, provisional government, client—are pretty much non-starters with the foreign policy establishment that knows these things seldom end well for the bigger power.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
Britain and France would establish military bases in Ukraine, while the US offered satellite and drone monitoring to detect any ceasefire breaches.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for satellite
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The women in the sketch were part of a controversial group known as camp followers: wives, widows, runaways and others who marched with the Continental Army.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 Mar. 2024
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Republican politicians have been calling on Biden to curb inflation, but there isn’t much a president can really do except raise taxes, which of course the GOP and their Democratic camp follower Joe Manchin oppose.—
Timothy Noah,
The New Republic,
27 July 2022
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Earlier this year, the Israeli military retrieved the body of another soldier who was killed in the 2014 war.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Just off the Gregory House, a trail leads to the Hammock Landing Battery, where Confederate soldiers guarded the river from attack, protecting their manufacturing hub in Columbus, Georgia.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Nov. 2025
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Some eager minion jumped the gun and published in the morning what was supposed to be the post-ceremony press release announcing the winners.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
5 Nov. 2025
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Miami should have purged the roster even more, shipping off starters for draft picks, but apparently none of the bids enticed Ross and his minions, who are the individuals really calling the shots now.—
Omar Kelly
November 4,
Miami Herald,
4 Nov. 2025
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And SpongeBob, determined to not be just a bubble blowing baby boy, is set off on his own odyssey that takes him and his jolly starfish sidekick Patrick (Bill Fagerbakke) on a madcap adventure to the underworld with the ghost of The Flying Dutchman ( Mark Hamill ) and his lackey Barb (Regina Hall).—
Lindsey Bahr,
Boston Herald,
20 Dec. 2025
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Tony & Ziva wrapped its rollercoaster of an espionage tale Thursday with an intense finale, which picked up with the titular pair once again going in search of their daughter Tali after she’s kidnapped by Jonah Markham’s (Julian Ovendon) lackeys.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
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Throughout these heady, expansive years, a gallery of governors, missionaries, and traders fed Madrid a steady stream of intelligence on the fabulous yet still mostly mysterious Chinese Empire.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Oct. 2025
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Think of the Christian missionary who wonders why her prospective African converts have never heard of Jesus.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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That aesthetic also reflects in the exquisite costumes by Olivier Bériot and Catherine Leterrier (in one scene, a henchman wears clothing featuring the same pattern as the elaborate wallpaper to camouflage).—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
11 Dec. 2025
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Also newly attached to Write to Kill are Simon Newton and Mike Wood, who will play henchmen.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
4 Dec. 2025
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If there were a Cruelty Olympics, Trump’s sycophants would all be elbowing each other for the gold.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Mercury News,
7 Oct. 2025
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The only character who seems entirely transparent is Frederik, who can’t hide his resentment of his second-class spousal status or his contempt for the sycophants and mediocrities who cling to his wife like barnacles.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
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To symbolize this united centrist front, adherents of The Change fly American flags that have been reconfigured to place the field of stars smack in the middle of the stripes.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Oct. 2025
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Academics cite Wallace’s story as one of the catalysts behind a fringe concept that has spread among adherents to the Make America Healthy Again, or MAHA, movement and is gaining traction at the highest levels of the federal government.—
Stephanie Armour,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Satellite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/satellite. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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