SATELLITE Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

satellite

noun

Definition of satellite

as in camp follower

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Recent Examples of satellite SpaceX’s temporary throttling of the satellite service disrupted Ukrainian drone missions and air defenses, raising questions about who ordered the changes and straining ties with Washington. — Derek Gatopoulos, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026 Running out of fuel might leave a car stranded, but a satellite keeps moving. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026 The spacecraft will use a specialized capture system to approach and secure an inactive satellite. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026 In a post on X on Sunday, Musk said SpaceX had closed the financing, adding that the company was investment grade and generated revenue from its Starlink satellite internet and rocket launch businesses. — Ananya Chetia,lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 25 Oct. 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

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Noun

The murder of two Israeli soldiers in the West Bank is the jumping-off point for a large-scale invasion of the Palestinian territory, a move that would further test the nation’s fraying relationship with the United States.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 24 Oct. 2026
In April, a US Army soldier was arrested and charged with using confidential information to make $410,000 in Polymarket bets on the timing of the military’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

— Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026

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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For Burr, that his character, in reality, had been replaced by corporate lackeys explains so much of what’s wrong with the world.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

Noun

Crosby can… um… provide funny reaction shots when henchmen get killed!

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026
That may prove a moot point as Zelda was later seen giving her henchman, who had located the sisters, instructions to go as high as needed to secure their shares.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of henchman

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For its sycophants, LIV Golf was a new flavor in the vanilla world of professional golf.

— Brody Miller, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Our state is under siege by the skilled sycophants who surround the president and use his base desires as cover for their own destructive agendas.

— Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of sycophant

Noun

And what's wild is that the Coke drinking habit has another notable adherent.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Since the administration kicked off its anti-AI doomerism social media campaign, taking particular aim at EA and its adherents’ belief that AI carries a high risk of ending humanity—anti-AI sentiment seems to have grown.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026

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