satellite

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Recent Examples of satellite Billionaire Elon Musk's satellite service SpaceX was also approved to receive around $416,000. Arkansas Online, 28 Apr. 2026 Broadcasting and telecommunications encompass radio and television services (including terrestrial broadcasting, cable, and satellite), telephony and wireless networks, and online streaming services. Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026 Six people familiar with the damage told NBC News that runways, high-end radar systems, dozens of aircraft, warehouses, command headquarters, aircraft hangars and satellite communications infrastructure had been hit by Iranian forces. Tara Suter, The Hill, 27 Apr. 2026 Indeed, a Falcon Heavy was supposed to launch on Monday (April 27), carrying the ViaSat-3 F3 communications satellite to orbit, but bad weather nixed that plan. Mike Wall, Space.com, 27 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for satellite
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Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • One of the soldiers is also accused of transferring to an Iranian foreign agent materials from his military training related to fighter jet systems, as well as documentation of facilities and areas within a military base.
    Sean Nevin, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Through a detailed examination of footage posted by Israeli soldiers themselves, the film documents potential war crimes, including civilian casualties, torture, and destruction of infrastructure, delivering unprecedented accountability and real-time evidence.
    Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Nobody wanted to go there — well, except the oil and gas companies aching to root around for black gold, and their most loyal minions in high places.
    Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Israel is also a part of the ceasefire but was subjected to a last-minute barrage of missile attacks today from Iran and its minions.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • That means, of course, she’s now been phased out of her role as a factory lackey in dystopian near-future Brazil due to her age.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Trump wants Americans to believe that his opponents are of this ilk, with his lackeys casting activists as domestic terrorists for merely showing up to protests.
    Gustavo Arellano, Houston Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • My friends and family also have this problem — my parents especially, since their home is rather remotely located, which seems to draw missionaries in droves.
    Judith Martin, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • He was granted Peruvian citizenship in 2015 after relocating there as a missionary in 1985.
    USA Today, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • When the newlyweds arrive home, they are attacked by Naz and his henchman (played by Matt Willig).
    Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Key witnesses in the government’s case included Spann’s top henchmen, who cooperated with prosecutors in hopes for leniency.
    Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Will any other sycophants in his cult get the message?
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
  • To start the new Mideast war, Donnie acted on his own with no resistance from his sycophants, who have no backbones.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • He’d been struck that the Milwaukee branch of the adherents to his cause were forever boasting about their superior sanitation systems.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
  • TikTok obsessives, wellness-culture adherents, and misinformation junkies all end up in need of care.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026

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“Satellite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/satellite. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.

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