Thesaurus results for EARTHS

earths

noun

plural of earth

as in planets

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

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Recent Examples of earths David McNew/Getty Images Several developments combined to shift rare-earths production from monazite to bastnaesite. — Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Oct. 2026 Keith Bradsher, who has covered the rare-earths industry since 2009, reported from Beijing and Shanghai. — Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2026 And the movie’s also a super-teaming of the whole Spider-Man concept, clashing infinite earths of Spider-People together into a banter-y arachnoid squad. — Darren Franich, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Aug. 2026 China imposed export restrictions on 10 US companies, including two rare-earths firms backed by Washington, marking the latest escalation in recent Sino-American trade tensions. — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 22 June 2026 Many companies that depend on these magnets have been looking for alternatives, either a rare-earths-free magnet or a motor without magnets. — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026 China is responsible for roughly 70% of the world's rare-earths mining. — Sarah Min, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026

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Noun

The finding fits theories that planets and other bodies in the solar system were built in waves as a mixture of fine dust, ice, organic matter and specks of stardust circling the newborn sun clumped together into ever larger objects.

— Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 12 Nov. 2026
Scraps of leftover material collided and accreted into the planets of the solar system, including our own.

— Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of planets

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The Cat and the kids dive into their cardboard boxes to find the misplaced Go-Backer and discover vast, amazing worlds informed by their interests and imaginations.

— Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
But Foley was ready for a change and said the move reflects a desire to follow his curiosity and explore new ways of bringing creative and commercial worlds together.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026