as in giant
unusually large
a positively planetary new shopping development
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Recent Examples of planetary
The surveys did not provide enough data to determine the full orbit of the planetary candidate, meaning more observations will be needed, the researchers said.
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 2 May 2025
Still, these numeric puzzles remain a foundational component of everything from calculating planetary orbits to computer programming.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 1 May 2025
Pluto, one of your planetary rulers, stations retrograde in Aquarius on May 4th at 11:27 a.m. EST, shaking your sector of home, roots, and inner emotional safety.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Apr. 2025
Think of the eastern edge of South America or the coastline around the United Kingdom; these aren’t places with active volcanoes, large earthquakes or other major planetary activity.
—Alexandra Witze, JSTOR Daily, 24 Apr. 2025
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 2 May 2025
Still, these numeric puzzles remain a foundational component of everything from calculating planetary orbits to computer programming.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 1 May 2025
Pluto, one of your planetary rulers, stations retrograde in Aquarius on May 4th at 11:27 a.m. EST, shaking your sector of home, roots, and inner emotional safety.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Apr. 2025
Think of the eastern edge of South America or the coastline around the United Kingdom; these aren’t places with active volcanoes, large earthquakes or other major planetary activity.
—Alexandra Witze, JSTOR Daily, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for planetary
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The increase in energy from a healthier diet has maximized his gym workouts, and his shooting — 3-pointers, mid-range, off the dribble — has taken a giant step forward.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2025
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The film is a giant step for a picture coming out of Nigeria and landing at the world’s most important film festival.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
13 May 2025
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The High Plains also get plenty of love from Hill Country wineries—the Panhandle does, after all, produce the vast majority of the grapes grown in the state.—
Amanda Ogle,
Travel + Leisure,
18 May 2025
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There are the vast arcs of the avenues, the great green slashes of parks and cemeteries, the jagged field of skyscrapers, steepled and spiked like iron filings pulled up toward the great magnet of the sky.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
18 May 2025
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Tesla sales have experienced a huge international decline, leaving room for competitors to gain momentum.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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Old Navy Cargo Pants My teen is a huge fan of Old Navy and just discovered their cargo pants, and she’s been begging for a new pair ever since.—
Jacquelyn Smith,
Parents,
15 May 2025
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In the spring of 2022, Russian forces trapped a large group of Ukrainians inside a gigantic steel factory called Azovstal, in southern Ukraine.—
Simon Shuster,
Time,
16 May 2025
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What all of these cases have in common is a truly gigantic deer, and then, sadly, lots of discord within the hunting community.—
Alex Robinson,
Outdoor Life,
15 May 2025
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But with all border crossings closed since March 2 — the longest the population has ever faced — food prices in markets have spiked to astronomical levels, putting what little food is available out of reach for most families.—
Sarah Ferguson,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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Therefore, navigation requires detailed astronomical understanding.—
The Conversation,
The Conversation,
14 May 2025
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Nonetheless, Schaffer’s golden opportunity comes with tremendous obstacles.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
13 May 2025
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There is a tremendous difference between getting the two countries to step back from the brink of war and facilitating a permanent solution to an 80-year dispute.—
Lisa Curtis,
Foreign Affairs,
13 May 2025
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From the rooftop balcony, views over dune to the sea, of the enormous windmills, and across to the port reveal its unimaginable scale.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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Heisman winner Ingram led a ground-and-pound offense, while McClain and enormous defensive tackle Cody — who blocked a last-second field goal to survive Lane Kiffin-led Tennessee — became the faces of a defense that allowed just 11.7 points per game.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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The massive undersea volcano reaches more than 3,600 feet above the seabed is located 300 miles offshore.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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Comments Getting to the end of Survivor is a massive accomplishment.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
16 May 2025
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“Planetary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/planetary. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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