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Recent Examples of propellant
Nuclear propulsion would expel propellant from the engine’s nozzle very quickly, generating high thrust.
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Dan Kotlyar, Discover Magazine, 5 Oct. 2024
Engineers determined that the lander ran out of propellant after a software error caused the spacecraft to hover too long before making its final descent to the lunar surface.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 16 Jan. 2025
Pale Blue’s thruster uses water as a propellant, which potentially offers a cleaner and more sustainable fuel for small satellites.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
If the Rams make a run this postseason, this game-winner will be remembered as a primary propellant.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Dan Kotlyar, Discover Magazine, 5 Oct. 2024
Engineers determined that the lander ran out of propellant after a software error caused the spacecraft to hover too long before making its final descent to the lunar surface.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 16 Jan. 2025
Pale Blue’s thruster uses water as a propellant, which potentially offers a cleaner and more sustainable fuel for small satellites.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
If the Rams make a run this postseason, this game-winner will be remembered as a primary propellant.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for propellant
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If Elon Musk turns the dials on X to tilt the conversation in the Republican Party’s direction before the 2028 elections, who will stop him? New path to power Attention, not money, is now the fuel of American politics.—
Ezra Klein,
The Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2025
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Workers at their two ports only load and unload containers onto ships and supply them with fuel.—
Patrick Oppmann,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2025
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After two wet winters fueled the growth of grasses and brush — ideal kindling for fires — across SoCal mountains and hillsides, the last few months saw an abrupt shift to record-dry conditions.—
Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2025
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After two very rainy years, brush on the hillsides of Los Angeles had a chance to grow – into lots of kindling.—
Chloe Sorvino,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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The mandate also targets oil and gas leasing in the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and again revokes the conservation status of 28 million acres of public land that had been withdrawn from mineral and energy development since 1971.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
31 Jan. 2025
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What to know about earthquakes Magnitude measures the energy released at the source of the earthquake, the U.S. Geological Survey says.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Jan. 2025
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The reformers driving this movement believed in human progress, scientific management, the use of government power for the public good, and replacing political patronage with the hiring of experts.—
Johnathan K Williams / Made by History,
TIME,
30 Jan. 2025
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Besides in electric and hybrid vehicles, lithium-ion batteries can be found in personal electronics, vaping devices, power tools and home energy storage systems, which have become increasingly popular during California's power outages.—
Danielle Wallace,
Fox News,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Propellant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propellant. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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