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Recent Examples of propellant
The complex process, requiring two Starships equipped with docking adapters to meet up in orbit to transfer hundreds of tons of super-cooled propellant, is necessary for Starship to reach distant destinations like Mars.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
The carrier aircraft supplies initial altitude and velocity, freeing the missile to use nearly all its propellant for forward flight rather than climbing from a ground launcher.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026
One new space tech project NASA would initiate under this budget is funding to support a commercial effort to produce, store, transfer, and test rocket propellant generated from resources on the Moon’s surface.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2026
The most problematic propellant on both the Artemis I mission in 2022 and wet dress rehearsal earlier this year for Artemis II had been liquid hydrogen (LH2).
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
The carrier aircraft supplies initial altitude and velocity, freeing the missile to use nearly all its propellant for forward flight rather than climbing from a ground launcher.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026
One new space tech project NASA would initiate under this budget is funding to support a commercial effort to produce, store, transfer, and test rocket propellant generated from resources on the Moon’s surface.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2026
The most problematic propellant on both the Artemis I mission in 2022 and wet dress rehearsal earlier this year for Artemis II had been liquid hydrogen (LH2).
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for propellant
Noun
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Steeper gasoline, diesel and jet fuel prices are making driving and air travel more expensive.—
Mae Anderson,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Dahm has a good idea of what’s going wrong, with boost creep from the internal wastegate causing sudden spikes up to 22 psi that appear to be blowing fuel into the oil catch can.—
Caleb Jacobs,
The Drive,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Hundreds of fires have started across southern and coastal Georgia, with dozens of new fires every day, and officials say drought conditions provided the kindling.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Then her husband, Kasoun, covers his hands in towels and picks up the metal tray with the kindling, bricks and clay pot and places it outside.—
Diaa Hadid,
NPR,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Just being able to be available every single day and also just bring energy and be a good clubhouse guy.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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The ambiance and energy were incredible.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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The Stars’ 71 power-play goals ranked first in the NHL in 2025-26, and Johnston’s 27 were the second-most in a single season since the 2004-05 lockout.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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They're driven very much by power, domination, control.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Propellant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propellant. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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