Two teams based at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, are among the nine science groups selected to study Moon samples that has been sealed for half a century.
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Goddard
Synonyms for "goddard" (6 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (2)
Noun(2 words)
family namelast name
Strong matches (1)
Noun(1 words)
nasa center
Related words (3)
Noun(3 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: family name, last name, nasa center, nasa facility, space research center.
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Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
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- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "goddard"
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If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
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Final fit check
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Related word relations
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More general
4 entriesMore specific
4 entriesGoddard familyGoddard lineageNASA centerspace flight center
Collocations
6 entriesGoddard Space Flight CenterGoddard familyGoddard lineageGoddard rocketNASA GoddardRobert Goddard
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
2 entriesTranslations
2 translations across 2 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 戈達德 /戈达德 name (surname)
German
1 entries- Gotthardt name (surname)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
Using cutting-edge machines that can detect the chemical composition in grains of soil as small as a speck of dust, the two Goddard labs will study how the building blocks of life evolved in our solar system and how the Moon’s surface chemistry was shaped over eons by radiation from space and from the Sun.
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“We are using instruments that did not exist during early analyses of Moon samples,” said Jamie Elsila, an astrochemist in the Astrobiology Analytical Laboratory at NASA Goddard.
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"We don’t have any rocks on Earth that are older than about 4 billion years old, so we don’t know exactly how much volcanic activity there was or how heavily Earth was bombarded by asteroids” said Barbara Cohen, a planetary scientist who heads Goddard’s Mid-Atlantic Noble Gas Research Laboratory.
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Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "goddard"?
Closest matches include family name, last name, nasa center, nasa facility, space research center.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "goddard"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.