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antenna

[an-ten-uh] / ænˈtɛn ə /
NOUN
appendages for sensing, usually on insects or electronics
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“Why do I feel so lonely when I have a Starlink antenna bolted to the transom of First Light and the possibility of talking to anyone whenever I like?”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

And they have an antenna in the van that shows them the location of the small first-person-view drones that render the frontline so deadly.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Over the next three months, Roman will deploy its antenna, adjust its course, and power on its two instruments: JPL’s planet hunter and a night-sky surveyor called the Wide Field Instrument.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

Daryanani sees opportunity for Amphenol to benefit even beyond AI, as the company, which also makes interconnect systems and antenna solutions, serves the defense and industrial markets.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026

It receives commands from Earth and radios its findings back to Earth through a large antenna, 3.7 meters in diameter.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

Compared with related beetles, members of this genus have exceptionally long and slender mandibles, antennae, and maxillary palps.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026

If Mengucci’s plain talk can’t be received by investors’ antennae or Bluetooth, they’d better check their connectivity.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

This girl boss couldn’t feel less human if antennae sprouted from her eyebrows.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026

Today, there’s a Christmas tree fashioned out of communication antennae on her bow.

From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2025

They sat on the thorns and waved their antennae slowly.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

Once a development receives planning consent, mobile operators are issued a notice-to-quit and must remove their antennas.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Some coral species with fast-growing branches are planted onto "coral trees" that look like old television antennas and are suspended in the water column, with floats to keep them upright.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

JPL also manages the Deep Space Network — the global array of massive antennas that will transmit commands to the copter and receive data from Titan.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

Federal aviation officials are planning to move air-traffic control antennas and implement new procedures to avoid a repeat of last week’s safety incident with Marine One near a busy Washington, D.C., airport.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Souma’s ears stood like antennas measuring the danger.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat




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