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Recent Examples of satellite
Days prior to the merger announcement, SpaceX described the satellite plan to regulators, according to a filing submitted to the Federal Communications Commission and reviewed by NBC News.
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Hannah Parker, NBC news, 8 Feb. 2026
The 27-in smart TV with sound bar is positioned so it can be watched while seated or lying in bed, and the TBX is prewired for both cable and satellite and also includes a mobile data/Wi-Fi extender.
—New Atlas, 8 Feb. 2026
Many cable and satellite providers bundle NBC and Peacock access into their plans.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
Though the state’s population tops 4 million, Johor remains something of a satellite of Singapore; millions of Singaporeans visit every month for cheap eats and shopping sprees.
—Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
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Hannah Parker, NBC news, 8 Feb. 2026
The 27-in smart TV with sound bar is positioned so it can be watched while seated or lying in bed, and the TBX is prewired for both cable and satellite and also includes a mobile data/Wi-Fi extender.
—New Atlas, 8 Feb. 2026
Many cable and satellite providers bundle NBC and Peacock access into their plans.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
Though the state’s population tops 4 million, Johor remains something of a satellite of Singapore; millions of Singaporeans visit every month for cheap eats and shopping sprees.
—Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for satellite
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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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Republican politicians have been calling on Biden to curb inflation, but there isn’t much a president can really do except raise taxes, which of course the GOP and their Democratic camp follower Joe Manchin oppose.—
Timothy Noah,
The New Republic,
27 July 2022
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Israel's military has said its strikes are responses to Hamas violations of the ceasefire or militant attacks on its soldiers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Feb. 2026
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An acronym for Size, Activity, Location, Uniform, Time, Equipment, SALUTE is a mnemonic device that typically instructs soldiers how to systematically track details about enemies.—
Asra Q. Nomani , Alba Cuebas-Fantauzzi,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Instead, his minions, so afraid of earning his wrath, have remained quiet.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2026
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Ackie mostly barks orders at her minions to go get him, while Nighy in his home plays the bad guy demanding blood.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2026
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Kelly’s lackeys dropped off meals, often delivered with a specific code knock on the door.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
31 Jan. 2026
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Government institutions run by lackeys are also more easily manipulated by autocratic leaders, and no longer serve the public interest.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
30 Jan. 2026
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The 90-minute film charts the different phases of the King’s life as an environmental missionary, and delves into his passion for the natural world and its protection, which started long before this became a mainstream concern, as his spokesman put it.—
Lauren Said-Moorhouse,
CNN Money,
29 Jan. 2026
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First came Catholic missionaries from Europe, who found willing converts among a population still reeling from catastrophe.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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Ben, flanked by his henchmen, was seen as formidable and dangerous.—
Thomas Morgan,
The Conversation,
3 Feb. 2026
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Nicholas Mongiardo-Cooper’s Beadle Bamford, the judge’s henchman, has a malicious ebullience all his own.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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No Melania was all the more noticeable by the fact that almost every SNL cast member was given a chance to play one of the many administration sycophants or allies — plus there was a cameo by Loki the God of Mischief as Trump’s agent (sorry Ari Emanuel).—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2026
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And yet neither Congress nor the sycophants in the White House seem willing to stop him.—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
19 Jan. 2026
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Angel City was launched in Culver City in 1997 by Michael Bowe, an early adherent of the craft beer movement.—
Richard Guzman,
Daily News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Some soaking adherents tightly gripped iron chains secured to concrete stairs so the fast-rushing flow from the Himalayas wouldn’t fatally sweep them downstream.—
Norma Meyer,
Oc Register,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Satellite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/satellite. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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