earth

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as in planet
the celestial body on which we live environmentalists who are committed to preserving the earth

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as in soil
the solid part of our planet's surface as distinguished from the sea and air after nearly drowning, I was glad to feel the earth under my feet

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Recent Examples of earth But the Browns are 2-6 with little to look forward to, prompting Cleveland radio host Ken Carman to go scorched earth and call for Sanders, the Colorado alum, to start. Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025 Tolkien conceived of the Shire as the quaint, pastoral homeland of the Hobbits, a race of short yet courageous dwellers of the fictional Middle-earth. Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025 Leave a few pockets of bare earth here and there for ground-nesting native bees. Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2025 According to LaRocco, the materials are biodegradable and cheaper to fabricate than conventional semiconductors, which require costly rare-earth minerals and high amounts of energy from data centers. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for earth
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  • The three-day Nashville event (like the position) has grown in popularity and recognition — especially so after Taylor Swift, the most famous pop star on the planet who also happens to be engaged to Kelce, gave an impromptu performance at one of its parties last summer.
    Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Still, when these two planets are in harmony, there are equal amounts of emotional attunement (Mercury in Scorpio) and wisdom (Saturn in Pisces).
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
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  • On the last day of the conference, a handful created the African Descendants Nationalist Independence Partition Party, with the express aim of founding a separate nation on American soil.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Make sure to thoroughly water roses before the ground freezes to ensure the roots have moist soil.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2025
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  • Since October 2023, Israel's ground and air offensives in Gaza have displaced more than 2 million people and killed more than 68,500 Palestinians, according to the AP.
    Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Shared ground is one of the most important ways for partners to build a rhythm together, and that rhythm can determine how long a relationship lasts.
    Mark Travers, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2025
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  • Corden is joined by Bobby Cannavale and Neil Patrick Harris for the first-ever Broadway revival of Yasmina Reza’s play, which follows three longtime friends whose relationship is pushed to the brink when one of them spends a fortune on a stark, all-white painting.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Just two years after his brother's death, Doug Ford's political fortunes blossomed.
    NPR, NPR, 27 Oct. 2025
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  • At the center of the exhibition is a sculpture of Matthew Fontaine Maury, a Confederate naval officer and pioneering oceanographer, who stands in front of an enormous bronze globe.
    Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Besides dusting, this includes wiping off the lightbulbs, removing any light globes to wash and dry them, and wiping dust from the fan’s motor and pull chain with a microfiber cloth.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2025
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  • The series pits teams of two contestants, who usually know each other prior, against each other in a race across unfamiliar lands toward a $1 million cash prize.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Verghese estimated the world requires 593 million hectares of land—which is equivalent to twice the size of India—every year for crop cultivation at current productivity growth rates to meet that challenge.
    Nino Paoli, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
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  • Maybe this was not just White House dirt but Roosevelt-era dirt.
    Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The vacuum can effectively suck up dirt, debris, and pet hair from all floor types, including hard floors, carpets, and area rugs.
    Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
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  • One example of such smaller space weather events is a magnetic flux rope—bundles of magnetic fields wrapped around each other like a rope.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Combined with Apple’s moves to make Apple TV available via Amazon, a bundle deal with Peacock, and other maneuvers, the streaming service seems ready to rev up its ambitions, and MLS may stand to benefit by being along for that ride.
    Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Earth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earth. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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