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Recent Examples of planet
El Niño and La Niña events are part of a natural climate cycle that can influence weather across a broad swath of the planet.
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Lauren Sommer, NPR, 12 Mar. 2026
Anyone who has defied the regime before has risked their life to do so, and – despite being at the mercy of the most ferocious military machine on the face of the planet – the regime might yet survive.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
Astronomers studying the interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS have discovered the comet is unusually rich in alcohol — a chemical clue that could reveal how planets and icy bodies form around other stars.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 11 Mar. 2026
More existentially, public transportation and walking, not cars, will save our planet and us.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
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Lauren Sommer, NPR, 12 Mar. 2026
Anyone who has defied the regime before has risked their life to do so, and – despite being at the mercy of the most ferocious military machine on the face of the planet – the regime might yet survive.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
Astronomers studying the interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS have discovered the comet is unusually rich in alcohol — a chemical clue that could reveal how planets and icy bodies form around other stars.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 11 Mar. 2026
More existentially, public transportation and walking, not cars, will save our planet and us.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for planet
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That funding is backing laboratory and computer analysis of research samples and findings, creating new data from digging in on old craters around our globe.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
14 Mar. 2026
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Beyond the prestige and globe-trotting lifestyle, being a pilot comes with six-figure pay, is AI-proof, and—perhaps surprisingly—requires no college degree.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But midstream — the unglamorous world of pipelines, storage tanks, and port facilities — could be a less obvious winner, as countries reprioritize maximum flexibility of supply chains.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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Not too long after, Venezuela was officially on the top of the baseball world.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Butterss’ bassline works like the ropes that keep a hot air balloon tethered to earth.—
Grayson Haver Currin,
Pitchfork,
17 Mar. 2026
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Samhain celebrated the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter and was a time when the boundary between the living and the dead was believed to be blurred, allowing spirits to roam the earth.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Planet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/planet. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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