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Recent Examples of planet
In fact, part of Musk's future compensation depends on SpaceX eventually establishing a colony of at least 1 million people on the red planet.
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ABC News, 11 June 2026
The percentage who believe intelligent life exists on other planets has become more widespread in recent years.
—Jennifer De Pinto, CBS News, 11 June 2026
The fungi then siphon the carbon into the soil, supporting pretty much all life on the planet.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 11 June 2026
Canadian filmmaker Michael Zelniker, who will receive the Taormina Film Festival‘s Special Sustainability Award on Thursday evening, is on a mission to try and heal the damages humanity is inflicting on planet Earth.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 11 June 2026
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ABC News, 11 June 2026
The percentage who believe intelligent life exists on other planets has become more widespread in recent years.
—Jennifer De Pinto, CBS News, 11 June 2026
The fungi then siphon the carbon into the soil, supporting pretty much all life on the planet.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 11 June 2026
Canadian filmmaker Michael Zelniker, who will receive the Taormina Film Festival‘s Special Sustainability Award on Thursday evening, is on a mission to try and heal the damages humanity is inflicting on planet Earth.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for planet
Noun
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Students can view maps and globes, both modern and some going back hundreds of years, from all over the world.—
Jackie Northam,
NPR,
7 Dec. 2025
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The cartoon showed an drawing of a Trump holding a warship next to a globe with a lengthy caption condemning the administration, translated by Newsweek.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Dec. 2025
Noun
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George Forster’s letters portray a man who was honest with himself and the wider world around him.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Out of seemingly nowhere, the Texas Tech Red Raiders have become the center of the college football world.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
Noun
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The air carries the scent of earth after rain — damp ancient stone, cellar walls, perhaps a trace of smoke.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
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During the fall of 2019, a delegation of American diplomats and national-security officials arrived in Nuuk to discuss Greenland’s mineral resources, with a particular focus on mining strategic rare-earth minerals.—
Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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“Planet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/planet. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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