as in vast
unusually large
a positively planetary new shopping development
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Recent Examples of planetary
The work converts planetary tremors into image and sound.
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Pablo Larios, Artforum, 10 June 2026
Coral reefs, for example, are passing their planetary tipping point, a threshold that, once crossed, leads to large, accelerating, and often irreversible changes.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 9 June 2026
These orbitals are not like planetary orbits but rather a kind of volume of influence—they’re sometimes round but have other shapes as well.
—Chris Lee, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026
The reddish hues come from hot hydrogen and the bright blue from hot oxygen, which are typically the gases most abundantly produced by planetary nebulae.
—Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
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Pablo Larios, Artforum, 10 June 2026
Coral reefs, for example, are passing their planetary tipping point, a threshold that, once crossed, leads to large, accelerating, and often irreversible changes.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 9 June 2026
These orbitals are not like planetary orbits but rather a kind of volume of influence—they’re sometimes round but have other shapes as well.
—Chris Lee, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026
The reddish hues come from hot hydrogen and the bright blue from hot oxygen, which are typically the gases most abundantly produced by planetary nebulae.
—Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for planetary
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These are the birthplaces of vast amounts of planets.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
14 June 2026
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Because the vast majority of people sickened with salmonella get better without seeing a medical professional, official outbreak counts usually include only a fraction of the number of people actually infected.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2026
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According to this theory, those now-extinct megafauna—the giant ground sloths and the giant beavers, the mastodons and mammoths, and even the lions and dire wolves—were relatively quickly hunted to extinction.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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Officials said the events will feature live match broadcasts on giant LED screens, youth soccer clinics, family-friendly games, refreshments, halftime activities and inflatable attractions.—
Kristy Hutchings,
Daily News,
10 June 2026
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The expectations for the USA are not huge for this tournament – just ask Gary Lineker – but a scintillating performance such as what took place on SoFi Stadium’s turf on Friday night is something that will exhilarate soccer fans and the soccer-curious around the country.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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Security is also a huge challenge.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
13 June 2026
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Chatter about Donald, 35, has been rampant since last week, when the Rams made another gigantic offseason move by trading for defensive end Myles Garrett.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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Clearly, that gigantic number signals investors’ confidence in the future growth and profitability of AI.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
8 June 2026
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Its satellites have been blamed for interfering with astronomical observations and posing an ever-increasing risk of space collisions.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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The get-in price for Finals games in New York is astronomical and keeps going up.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
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But SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI swelled to tremendous sizes thanks to dollars from private investors, including pension funds, companies and rich investors, away from the public market.—
Stan Choe,
Fortune,
13 June 2026
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Having such a wide variety of on-site entertainment drives tremendous traffic with more than 38 million visits to Yas Island in 2024.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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Start small with beaded bookmarks or diamond art magnets, or take on a long-term project with enormous pieces of diamond wall art.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 June 2026
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And that set off an enormous race, and then of course a trajectory of many labs adopting the technology for all kinds of applications.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
11 June 2026
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The disappearance of a campground employee in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, has prompted a massive search, authorities said.—
Michael Guise,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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But there was hope that the world coming to America could bring the kind of unity and joy typical of massive sporting contests like the World Cup.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
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“Planetary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/planetary. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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