satellite

noun

Definition of satellitenext
as in camp follower

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Recent Examples of satellite Before Starlink, a typical satellite would do this three or four times a year, says Zeno Pavanello, a collision-avoidance expert at the Polytechnic University of Milan. — Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026 As concerns grow about dependence on external satellite services, the trial is also a dmeonstration of how the UK is building sovereign alternatives for quantum and timing technologies. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2026 And satellite views can provide even more in-depth information to support wildfire fighting activities back on Earth. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Nearly 4,300 rocket launches are expected in the next decade amid NASA's Artemis moon program, demand for satellite deliveries to Earth orbit and crewed missions to the International Space Station. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for satellite
Recent Examples of Synonyms for satellite
  1. camp follower
  2. soldier
  3. minion
  4. lackey
  5. missionary
  6. henchman
  7. sycophant
  8. adherent
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
  • Just a few years earlier, in 2005, the service had missed essentially the same recruiting target by 6,600 soldiers.
    — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Two soldiers were killed, one of them his friend, Staff Sergeant Anthony Lagman.
    — Anderson Cooper, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of soldier
Noun
  • Just as Wolverine is surrounded, he’s saved by Mystique, who’s shape-shifted herself into one of Trask’s minions.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
  • One of Danhausen’s minions took out Mysterio with a flipping dive on the outside.
    — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of minion
Noun
  • The sculpture included Teddy mounted on a striding horse with two lackeys walking on either side.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 10 July 2026
  • The problem is, Reigns still acts like a heel while Jey Uso, despite winning the Royal Rumble and becoming world champion, is back to being his lackey.
    — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 10 June 2026
Definition of lackey
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  • The New York Times, which first reported Rideout's release, said the 50-year-old had worked as a missionary in Niger for 19 years and was a pilot for SIM International.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Kevin Rideout, an American missionary who was kidnapped in Niger last October, has been released and will be reunited with his extended family, his organization said in a statement on Friday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of missionary
Noun
  • The psychedelic sequence that follows, punctuated by three European henchmen tailing the girls in a black SUV, is funny enough.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Almost immediately upon showing up, Oliver’s character kills a henchman.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 July 2026
Definition of henchman
Noun
  • And as Netanyahu’s coalitions hardened Schleien’s programs became edgier, skewering Netanyahu sycophants in the Likud Party, anti-élitist demagogues, cultic settlers, and rabbinic mandarins.
    — Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2026
  • In an undersized team that already shares a worldview, the silicon sycophant doesn't catch the blind spot.
    — Matt Poepsel, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Definition of sycophant
Noun
  • In the warmer months, old money adherents lean toward milky white polishes and pink pearl nails.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Internationally, the number of Druids is unclear but estimates suggest that the number is in the tens of thousands, with adherents concentrated principally in Europe and North America.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of adherent

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