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Recent Examples of satellites
There are just currently just 12,500 or so operational satellites of any kind in orbit, according to the European Space Agency — meaning that two out of every three functional spacecraft right now is a Starlink satellite.
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Mike Wall, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2025
That allows Starlink's satellites to have lower latency and data time between user and the satellite, improving performance of things like streaming, online gaming and video calls.
—Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 2 Oct. 2025
These were collected by China’s GECAM satellites and NASA’s Fermi satellite.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
One of the WorldView Legion satellites also captured imagery of China's ShiJian-26 satellite in June.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Since then, Burke County has added layers of redundancy by purchasing Starlink internet terminals that connect to satellites rather than towers, HAM radios and more satellite phones so emergency responders can keep talking when traditional systems fail.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2025
Mike Wall, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2025
That allows Starlink's satellites to have lower latency and data time between user and the satellite, improving performance of things like streaming, online gaming and video calls.
—Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 2 Oct. 2025
These were collected by China’s GECAM satellites and NASA’s Fermi satellite.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
One of the WorldView Legion satellites also captured imagery of China's ShiJian-26 satellite in June.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Since then, Burke County has added layers of redundancy by purchasing Starlink internet terminals that connect to satellites rather than towers, HAM radios and more satellite phones so emergency responders can keep talking when traditional systems fail.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for satellites
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Rapidly spreading its toxic influence across the lands, Magatsu and its minions are a world-ending threat, and the early tutorial bit sees players square up against the baddie only to ultimately lose.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
18 Sep. 2025
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What made Armani’s designs so appealing to Ovitz and his minions wasn’t just their confident power-suit cut.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
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Many Salvadorans and human rights advocates were aghast at the sight of soldiers trying to pressure the lawmakers.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, Edwards retreated to the Dark Forest in Germany with the actual nuclear bearings, and reached out to his Navy SEAL buddy, James Reece (Chris Pratt), to share his mindset of how war bureaucrats have set up real soldiers to fail in their efforts to keep the free world safe.—
Demetrius Patterson,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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Over eight episodes, the brothers find themselves at the mercy of Mancuso — a former family friend — and his vicious henchmen, and they are forced to confront the emotional scars of growing up with an alcoholic father, who had gambled away his own restaurant.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Sep. 2025
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At the end of the episode, tragedy strikes when Robbie’s latest robbery ends in one of his henchmen and all of the drug house’s attendants dying.—
Grace Byron,
Vulture,
8 Sep. 2025
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Its purpose is to maximize the president’s control over our lives, enrich his family, reward his lackeys and punish his critics.—
Steve Chapman,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Matthew quickly schemes his way into Oliver’s orbit after that first performance, impressing and rankling the group of lackeys in his entourage at the same time.—
Eric Torres,
Pitchfork,
27 Aug. 2025
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The story of two mismatched missionaries spreading the gospel won nine Tony Awards in 2011, including for best musical.—
Dan Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
16 Sep. 2025
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Muslim traders and missionaries began traveling to Hausa lands in the twelfth century, and much of the society gradually converted to Islam.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
14 Sep. 2025
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To watch Lipe-Smith’s Caroline cuddle in bed watching TV on her iPad, or bopping around to JoJo Siwa, or pensively finishing a Popsicle while sitting beside her grandmother at a museum, is to have the sheer malevolence of our current administration and its adherents thrown into sharp relief.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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But together a picture emerges of a long-standing movement eager to stop anyone who attacks a principle or personality its adherents hold dear.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Sep. 2025
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His disciples picked up the mantle, even though those same forces wanted to kill them, too.—
Amy Stephens,
Denver Post,
22 Sep. 2025
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Domènec Sugrañes, one of Gaudí’s disciples, was named the site’s next architect.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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The sequences of Ann and her acolytes singing and dancing to remixed Shaker hymns are transcendent, capturing the completeness of their devotion.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
20 Sep. 2025
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The first were Black blues guitar acolytes, including Buddy Guy and Albert King.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Satellites.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/satellites. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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