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Recent Examples of planet
Four startups are developing and launching commercial space stations in prime locations like the planet’s orbit, the moon and maybe even Mars.
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Devika Rao, TheWeek, 23 Apr. 2026
The group winds up settling on a new planet inhabited by two rival native factions, the Garkohn and the Tehkohn, and Alanna gets caught right in the middle of their conflict.
—Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
There are about 200,000 belugas on the planet, and 57,000 call Hudson Bay their home.
—Sarah Sekula, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
The biggest sporting tournament on the planet naturally focuses the attention of the world on the host country, meaning hosting becomes much more than just putting on a series of matches.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
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Devika Rao, TheWeek, 23 Apr. 2026
The group winds up settling on a new planet inhabited by two rival native factions, the Garkohn and the Tehkohn, and Alanna gets caught right in the middle of their conflict.
—Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
There are about 200,000 belugas on the planet, and 57,000 call Hudson Bay their home.
—Sarah Sekula, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
The biggest sporting tournament on the planet naturally focuses the attention of the world on the host country, meaning hosting becomes much more than just putting on a series of matches.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for planet
Noun
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The inflated globe was light and buoyant.—
Julian Bell,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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His successor, Tim Cook, turned the company into a globe-spanning colossus of profit.—
Joel Mathis,
TheWeek,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The money bitterly divided the golf world.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
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Hoka sponsors several road and track, trail, and triathlon athletes, as well as road races like the Big Sur International Marathon, and is generally a big name in the running world.—
Madison Flager,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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None of the 109 people on board a ValuJet DC-9 survived Saturday when their plane slammed into the earth west of Miami International Airport.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2026
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From their small space station, co-pilots David and Sarah have witnessed the nuclear annihilation of all life on earth.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Planet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/planet. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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