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antenna

[an-ten-uh] / ænˈtɛn ə /
NOUN
appendages for sensing, usually on insects or electronics
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Most recently, in March, her BMW was stolen from outside her home using an antenna to amplify the signal from the key fob inside her house.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

This filament becomes the foundation of the antenna.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026

"And while we have not demonstrated its ability to serve as an antenna that can receive radio signals, there's no reason to believe it wouldn't also work as a receiver."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026

However, its petal-like solar panels had failed to open fully, trapping the antenna and preventing Beagle 2 from communicating.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

But that never did come through, even after James rigged up an extra length of antenna wire.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

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

"There's around 10,000 satellites orbiting right now. The plan is to go to about 40-50,000 satellites in just some years," explains Abrahamsson, as he stands overlooking several large antennae.

From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026

Vonetta froze, then backed away from the antenna, carefully and dramatically, her arms outstretched in the leaning V shape of the left and right antennae until she sat down.

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia

Traditional antennas depend heavily on their physical dimensions.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026

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

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Russian engineers are skilled at exploiting off-the-shelf equipment to maximum benefit, such as in creating antennas that thwart electronic countermeasures and communication networks that overcome jamming.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 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

He fiddles with the batteries, reconsiders the antennas, triple-checks fuses.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr


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