SATELLITE Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

satellite

noun

Definition of satellite

as in camp follower

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Recent Examples of satellite Wireless and satellite internet providers, including Elon Musk’s Starlink, have put pressure on major broadband players like Charter and fueled speculation about a potential Charter-Comcast tie-up. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2026 That milestone could come in the next few years, ushering in something of a launch crunch for satellite operators. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 6 Nov. 2026 The investment surged in value as SpaceX expanded its launch business and Starlink satellite network. — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026 The scrutiny could extend to SpaceX’s satellite business, its most consistently profitable segment. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for satellite

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Noun

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
There’s the near-noirish play between dark and light captured by Tripe in an Indian temple or the Yvonne De Carlo expression (speaking of almost noirish) on the face of a camp follower in a Fenton Crimean War photograph.

— Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 6 July 2018

Definition of camp follower

Noun

This allows soldiers to retain the option of using an unexpended round as conventional mortar ammunition if it is not dropped or mission requirements change.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
MacPherson will play Dugan, a Special Forces soldier toughened by years of combat, joining the film’s two leads.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of soldier

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Between those movies, mostly offscreen, Vision and Ultron’s turncoat lackey Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) fell in love.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
For Burr, that his character, in reality, had been replaced by corporate lackeys explains so much of what’s wrong with the world.

— Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of lackey

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The task held spiritual import for the missionaries, but conversion was also a powerful political instrument of Spanish imperialism.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 2 Nov. 2026
He was arrested while trying to explore a new sea route for the entrance of missionaries into Korea.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of missionary

Noun

Having been given countless opportunities to make their names in history as the conscience of the GOP, the six members of Arkansas' congressional delegation chose for the past decade to instead be Trump sycophants.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026
For its sycophants, LIV Golf was a new flavor in the vanilla world of professional golf.

— Brody Miller, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of sycophant

Noun

During the ’50s, Zeno forged a connection with André Breton, a cofounder of Surrealism, and exhibited alongside the movement’s adherents in Europe.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
But experts and adherents alike warn that this idea fails to reckon with how different traditions and worldviews can often contradict one another.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

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