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or astronautical
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Recent Examples of astronautic
No wonder the Lakers went and hired Rohan Ramadas — the guy with an astronautical engineering degree from USC — as an assistant general manager.
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Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
The project could also benefit from astronautical interventions, Carpenter says, meaning maintaining AeSI could be another possible task for the Artemis crews that NASA plans to land on the moon by 2028 and throughout the 2030s.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2026
After graduating from the Air Force Academy with a degree in astronautical engineering, McCasland was commissioned to serve in 1979, according to his military biography.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
The project could also benefit from astronautical interventions, Carpenter says, meaning maintaining AeSI could be another possible task for the Artemis crews that NASA plans to land on the moon by 2028 and throughout the 2030s.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2026
After graduating from the Air Force Academy with a degree in astronautical engineering, McCasland was commissioned to serve in 1979, according to his military biography.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for astronautic
Adjective
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Neither celestial grace nor damnation, for that matter, governs history and the creatures who populate it.—
Rachel Vorona Cote,
Vulture,
2 June 2026
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The signals, or long-period radio transients, are a class of celestial radio emissions discovered in 2005.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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This has not been a stellar season for Newcastle, and, relative to the momentous collective achievements of his first full season as captain, Guimaraes and his side have not scaled the same heights.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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And the photos in that X post are pretty stellar, too.—
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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The now-68-year-old engineer retired from NASA in 2013 but got the itch to return to the astral organization a few years after leaving.—
Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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The astral appearance of its tubular foliage will mesmerize you.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
28 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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One was star cornerback Christian Gonzalez, who is now eligible for a contract extension.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
27 May 2026
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To the delight of Survivor fans, Mike White’s season 50 co-star Charlie Davis was also pictured on-set alongside Long.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
27 May 2026
Adjective
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As the World Cup matches approach, ticket prices in the Boston area are hitting astronomical highs – but some deals may still be available for those still looking to make it to a game.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
1 June 2026
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For the study, the researchers built a virtual molecular cloud threaded with magnetic fields and ran the simulations on ATERUI III, a supercomputer dedicated to astronomical research.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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Owners say a cap is needed to improve competitive balance and restrain wealthy teams from assembling starrier rosters than their smaller-market brethren.—
Ronald Blum,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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The Milky Way is pretty big as these objects go, with a starry disk at least 100,000 light-years across.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
29 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Astronautic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/astronautic. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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