as in vast
unusually large
a positively planetary new shopping development
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Recent Examples of planetary
The Kent Kresa Space Gallery will feature a wide array of spacecraft, planetary probes, telescopes and more.
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Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
What comes next involves more complex operations, requiring multiple vehicles, and ultimately going down to another planetary body.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 11 Apr. 2026
This space telescope, dedicated to planetary defense and the discovery of dark, hazardous, Sun-approaching asteroids, will be the ideal tool for searching for the shower’s origin.
—Patrick M. Shober, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2026
The views are different from the ones decades ago because of planetary geometry.
—Rebecca Boyle, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
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Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
What comes next involves more complex operations, requiring multiple vehicles, and ultimately going down to another planetary body.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 11 Apr. 2026
This space telescope, dedicated to planetary defense and the discovery of dark, hazardous, Sun-approaching asteroids, will be the ideal tool for searching for the shower’s origin.
—Patrick M. Shober, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2026
The views are different from the ones decades ago because of planetary geometry.
—Rebecca Boyle, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for planetary
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Being in the band for 10 years, that’s nearly a third of my life, and the vast majority of my creative life.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
11 Apr. 2026
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All in a place where people are living atop vast deposits of coal, oil, and gas.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Some areas have also seen giant wildfires that left no grass for grazing.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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American Airlines was marking its centennial on Wednesday with celebrations at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport and the giant carrier’s other hubs.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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Deportees who aren't imprisoned face challenges Even those who are not immediately jailed face huge challenges, including economic ones, upon their return to their home country.—
Sergio Martínez-Beltrán,
NPR,
17 Apr. 2026
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Anderson said that experience was a huge help in preparing him for his eventual MLB promotion.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
17 Apr. 2026
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That’s a potentially gigantic collective archive.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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So, to be able to represent that on such a gigantic platform to a whole ton of people who might not necessarily be 100% EDM festival attendees… to play for them is really exciting.—
Christine Terrisse,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
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One of the Mega Balls was taken away to make the astronomical odds of winning the jackpot slightly better, and the minimum prize amount a player could win was increased to $10.—
Neal Riley,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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In the early 2000s astronomers analyzed the light from more than 200,000 galaxies using data from 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey—a major astronomical project that mapped a large volume of the universe.—
Manjishtha Bhattacharyya,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
13 Apr. 2026
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Spacecraft returning from the moon hit Earth's atmosphere at tremendous speeds — 24,000 mph (38,600 kph) or thereabouts.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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How tremendous the moviegoing experience is throughout the country.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2026
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The cameras in the operations centers mostly have high-definition signals displayed on the big monitors, but the size of the files for those signals is enormous and a big burden if CDOT kept the visuals.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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While still in its infancy, quantum technology harnesses subatomic particles to make potentially enormous advances in a wide range of computing applications.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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During the chaos, community members like local restaurant owner Ron Grady stepped up to offer warm shelter and food to those who were stranded in the cold due to the massive multi-vehicle crash.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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Russia launched a massive missile and drone attack overnight.—
Aidan Stretch,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Planetary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/planetary. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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