satellites

plural of satellite

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Recent Examples of satellites 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, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for satellites
Noun
  • Vex can use that energy to empower herself, or channel it to conjure deadly minions that fight alongside her.
    Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Later in the season, Ellie — now trying to hunt down Abby to deliver the same fate to her — brutally kills Nora, one of Abby's minions.
    EW.com, EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Many models are small enough to be carried in a backpack or launched by hand, allowing soldiers to employ them directly in the field without requiring specialized vehicles for transport or deployment.
    Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Minorhad its premiere in Vienna, as the Montgolfier brothers undertook the first manned balloon trip in Paris, and as the Continental Army fought British soldiers in North America.
    Big Think, Big Think, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Or is the Ram the literal Devil and every demon that comes through in these movies his henchmen/henchdolls?
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The citizens of Venezuela don't deserve to live under the tyrannical rule of Maduro or any of his henchmen!
    Dan Gooding Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • The missionaries arrived in 1820, and mosquitos not too long after in 1826.
    Will McGough, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Similarly, church members over the age of 40 can serve as senior missionaries, with lengths of service typically ranging from about one to two years.
    Jillian Frankel, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • After the Great Black Migration in the 1920s, our city was one of the centers of the Ku Klux Klan’s revival as the strongest populist movement of the decade, claiming 5 million adherents, with 50,000 in Chicago alone.
    Jackson Potter, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
  • To adherents, Nakamoto is considered a hero who empowered individuals to take back control of money.
    Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • But witnessing that scene Sunday night, even the most casual fan among a platoon of 50,000 disciples would grin at this once-implausible sight.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
  • If The White Lotus season three was an object of worship, then my friends and I were loyal disciples, and anyone’s living room was our temple.
    Nikki Sternberg, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Ann and her acolytes journey to America to find more followers—a portion of the tale that feels more adrift but then finds its footing, largely thanks to another musical interlude.
    Radhika Seth, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Some acolytes have even gotten tattoos of the studio’s logo.
    David Remnick, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025

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“Satellites.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/satellites. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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