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Recent Examples of satellite
To build the new satellites, Globalstar has also contracted with Canadian company MDA.
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Michael Kan, PCMAG, 18 Feb. 2025
Electron deployed the satellite into a circular orbit 292 miles (470 kilometers) above Earth about 55.5 minutes after liftoff as planned, Rocket Lab announced via X.
PAYLOAD DEPLOYMENT CONFIRMED!
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 18 Feb. 2025
The 11 satellites on board are flying to a mid-inclination orbit.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2025
Incoming cosmic radiation would destroy our electric power grids and satellite networks.
—New Atlas, 13 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for satellite
Michael Kan, PCMAG, 18 Feb. 2025
Electron deployed the satellite into a circular orbit 292 miles (470 kilometers) above Earth about 55.5 minutes after liftoff as planned, Rocket Lab announced via X.
PAYLOAD DEPLOYMENT CONFIRMED!
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 18 Feb. 2025
The 11 satellites on board are flying to a mid-inclination orbit.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2025
Incoming cosmic radiation would destroy our electric power grids and satellite networks.
—New Atlas, 13 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for satellite
Recent Examples of Synonyms for satellite
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Suspicion quickly flared into insurgency, and when the British pulled out of Kabul in 1842 with a convoy of 16,000 troops and camp followers, only a single survivor (the assistant surgeon William Brydon) reached the border town of Jalalabad alive.—
Jonah Blank,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2011
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The women in the sketch were part of a controversial group known as camp followers: wives, widows, runaways and others who marched with the Continental Army.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 Mar. 2024
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So, there is a sense that London is dangerous and that all the soldiers have just returned and brought their guns with them.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2025
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Carleton argues that Russell and Tolstoy’s focus on the plight of the individual soldier amid the horror and senselessness of war shaped the public perception of later quagmires, such as World War I and the Vietnam War.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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Could there be any truth to the fan theory that Greg was hiding on the boat when Tanya killed Quentin and his minions, then fatally conked herself in the head while escaping?—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
17 Feb. 2025
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In the closing moments of the penultimate episode, Silver is plotting with his minions aboard his yacht.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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One of Knuckles’ many lackeys ultimately finds Rose by … going to her apartment building, where her name is prominently displayed on her mailbox?—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
6 Feb. 2025
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Federal employees shouldn't be misled by slick talk from unelected billionaires and their lackeys.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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There were even some splits between missionaries and their sponsor churches stateside, where many congregants were attracted to Mr. Trump’s vow to give Christians power in his administration.—
Elizabeth Dias,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2025
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Gad originated the role of Elder Cunningham alongside Andrew Rannells' Elder Price in a satiric look at two young missionaries' misguided attempts to spread the gospel in a small Ugandan village.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
16 Jan. 2025
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Angel Doll, the henchman assigned to drive Reacher to the lot, is a talker.—
Chris Klimek,
Vulture,
20 Feb. 2025
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That means Musk's henchmen are in a position to dig through a trove of data about every taxpayer in America.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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Of course, Veep’s sycophants, buffoons, and backstabbers bear little resemblance to the vanguard of our latest regime.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
20 Feb. 2025
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Yet Ariel soon grows concerned that Moretti’s servants and sycophants on his massive swath of remote land act more like cult members than superfans and, of course, dark secrets await.—
William Earl,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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Trump has routinely demanded that his adherents, family or not, state that black is white.—
Jon Allsop,
The New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2025
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But many also cited or were adherents of the baseless QAnon conspiracy theory.—
Jude Joffe-Block,
NPR,
30 Dec. 2024
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“Satellite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/satellite. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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