SATELLITE Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

satellite

noun

Definition of satellite

as in camp follower

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Recent Examples of satellite Eventually, SpaceX hopes to use Starship’s high cargo capacity to rapidly build out its satellite Internet constellation, Starlink, and to construct an orbital artificial intelligence data center. — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 25 Aug. 2026 Musk has aspirations to massively expand SpaceX’s Starlink satellite network, to launch orbital data centers and to someday colonize Mars. — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026 The latest satellite data from the Environment Ministry showed South Sumatra recorded the highest number of hot spots nationwide with 1,429, followed by West Kalimantan with 1,226 and Central Kalimantan with 811. — ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026 Rasmussen in 1978 was idling in traffic on Connecticut’s Interstate 84 after acquiring a satellite transponder from RCA, and decided to launch a new network devoted only to sports on a single acre near the small town of Bristol. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 18 Aug. 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

Perhaps a soldier took his last breath beneath its canopy, watering its roots with his blood.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
In one such surprise visit in December 2017, Assad was physically blocked by a Russian soldier from following the Russian leader in a degrading reminder of who was boss in that relationship.

— Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of soldier

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 German missionary who had settled in the highlands had started a Lutheran school, and Gajdusek asked him to find a good candidate among the students.

— Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of missionary

Noun

After seven years of no sleep, grief, and nightmares, Suleyman finally reunites with his mother in Paradise—just as henchmen, cops, and one very bad raid drag him back into hell.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2026
Almost immediately upon showing up, Oliver’s character kills a henchman.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 July 2026

Definition of henchman

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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

While these America First adherents preach populism, their closets are full of Dolce & Gabbana, Christian Louboutin, Dior, and plenty of other boldface European names.

— Robin Givhan, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026
Its adherents passed legislation that protected workers, created novel regulatory agencies, broke up powerful monopolies, and developed safety standards.

— Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of adherent

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