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Recent Examples of satellites
Prior to the merger news, Globalstar was preparing its own next-generation C-3 constellation of 48 satellites to upgrade the satellite connectivity on Apple iPhones.
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Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 14 Apr. 2026
The company currently operates a network of more than 200 satellites and is preparing to roll out its satellite internet services later this year.
—Reuters, NBC news, 14 Apr. 2026
In December 2025 China reported a near miss between one of its satellites and a Starlink satellite.
—Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2026
Search and rescue tools attached to these satellites are able to detect emergency distress signals transmitted by 406 beacons — devices that are specifically designed to ping the satellite.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
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, 28 Jan. 2026
Blue Origin claims the satellites positioned in medium Earth orbit will reach speeds of 6 terabits per second, which is much faster than the hundreds of megabits offered by today’s leading satellite networks.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
Hegseth stopped by a manufacturing plant operated by Rocket Lab, an emerging company that builds satellites and provides small-satellite launch services for commercial and government customers.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026
In recent years, the growing number of satellites in orbit has increased dramatically as private companies like SpaceX and Amazon launch large satellite constellations to deliver global broadband internet and other services.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 14 Apr. 2026
The company currently operates a network of more than 200 satellites and is preparing to roll out its satellite internet services later this year.
—Reuters, NBC news, 14 Apr. 2026
In December 2025 China reported a near miss between one of its satellites and a Starlink satellite.
—Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2026
Search and rescue tools attached to these satellites are able to detect emergency distress signals transmitted by 406 beacons — devices that are specifically designed to ping the satellite.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
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, 28 Jan. 2026
Blue Origin claims the satellites positioned in medium Earth orbit will reach speeds of 6 terabits per second, which is much faster than the hundreds of megabits offered by today’s leading satellite networks.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
Hegseth stopped by a manufacturing plant operated by Rocket Lab, an emerging company that builds satellites and provides small-satellite launch services for commercial and government customers.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026
In recent years, the growing number of satellites in orbit has increased dramatically as private companies like SpaceX and Amazon launch large satellite constellations to deliver global broadband internet and other services.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for satellites
Noun
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Your president and his minions spread war, chaos, lies and economic instability.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2026
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There’s a steadiness to Tung/Wonder Woman that stands out for its quiet authority in a frequently goofy landscape peppered with poisonous robes and finger-eating minions.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The parade featured a flyover by fighter planes above the Kremlin, and soldiers marched on the Red Square, in front of Lenin’s mausoleum.—
Zahra Ullah,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
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The Israeli military said Hezbollah fired attack drones into Israel near the border with Lebanon, and three soldiers were wounded, one seriously, in one of the attacks.—
Bassem Mroue,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2026
Noun
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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
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This is potentially disastrous, given that Josh is now in the custody of the chairwoman’s henchmen.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
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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,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Republicans in Congress have become spineless sycophants to a president who only sees the beauty of this country in dollar signs.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Will any other sycophants in his cult get the message?—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Marco Polo’s Il milione gained widespread popularity among 13th- and 14th-century Europeans, and accounts from missionaries and explorers were published for audiences who often financed these voyages.—
Suzanne Dundas,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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In the 1890s, LDS missionaries brought their faith to Tonga, an archipelago in the South Pacific.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Xi’s brand of resentful nationalism, meanwhile, comes with a strong anti-American streak, and security apparatchiks see CIA spies everywhere.—
Andy Browne,
semafor.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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The group ventriloquized the voices of authority—parents, school principals, cops, military officers, judges, politicians, newscasters, Soviet apparatchiks—and turned them into expressions of mass insanity.—
Andrew Katzenstein,
The New York Review of Books,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Scientology is a religious group shrouded in privacy that has garnered attention for its celebrity adherents, including Tom Cruise and John Travolta.—
Joe Kottke,
NBC news,
3 May 2026
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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
Cite this Entry
“Satellites.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/satellites. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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