as in globe
the celestial body on which we live our collective responsibility to conserve the planet and its natural resources for future generations

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Recent Examples of planet The planet will be visible to the naked eye. Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Sep. 2025 The planet Saturn will be at its biggest and brightest of the year, according to NASA. Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Sep. 2025 The tools, unwelcome on our own planet, linger. Michael Jerome Plunkett september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025 Unique creatures, odd animals and new species are being discovered across the planet. Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for planet
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Noun
  • Sophie Turner is set to headline Prime Video’s upcoming Tomb Raider series, stepping into the role of the iconic globe-trotting archaeologist.
    Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Universal’s Evolution Plan also envisions a pair of new 500-room hotels — one hugging the iconic globe outside the park entrance and the other next to the Frankenstein parking garage.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025
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  • Jackson and his family plan to send details of the catch to the International Game Fish Association with the hopes of attaining world records in both the junior record for Atlantic halibut category as well as line class for all fish.
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The inherent coexistence of these smart systems in our world is opening up more pressing concerns.
    John Werner, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The life of these poems expands beyond earth, full of the threats, and lights, here and beyond.
    Rebecca Morgan Frank September 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
  • But some of those heroes have come back to earth, while others have been lost for the season to injuries.
    Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025

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“Planet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/planet. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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