planets

plural of planet
as in globes
the celestial body on which we live our collective responsibility to conserve the planet and its natural resources for future generations

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Recent Examples of planets The Celestron Travel Scope 70 is a great entry-level telescope that delivers better views of the moon, planets and some deep-sky objects. — Harry Bennett, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2026 These are young stars, and two of them have massive planets that are still warm from their gravitational collapse, allowing them to have been imaged previously. — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 5 Nov. 2026 HopTo Tech In the future, the research team hopes to use the Hopcopter’s abilities for search-and-rescue operations, inspections of remote mining sites, and possibly even exploring other planets. — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2026 The method could be used to find other planets that are small, cold, or faint, Northwestern said. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026 On top of that, the gains FLIP brings are biggest close to stars, where planets like Earth tend to orbit. — Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 4 Nov. 2026 Scientists have built a computer model of Earth without life to help determine whether distant planets could host living organisms or merely have conditions that resemble those of an inhabited world. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026 On Thursday, the astrophysicist who studies distant planets and writes about alien life was installed as Caltech’s 10th president. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026 With five planets currently moving backward, Mercury and Venus hit closest to home. — Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for planets
Noun
  • He was known for his love of globes, often photographed posing with them, according to The Post.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026
  • With the fan and light turned off, check for loose globes, shades, bulbs, finials, or other decorative pieces.
    — Tricia Goss, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Some may think the two worlds don’t collide, but Bath insists there is a connection.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026
  • In reality, there are no heroes and no glory, only worlds that collapse and dreams that shatter.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • David McNew/Getty Images Several developments combined to shift rare-earths production from monazite to bastnaesite.
    — Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Oct. 2026
  • And the movie’s also a super-teaming of the whole Spider-Man concept, clashing infinite earths of Spider-People together into a banter-y arachnoid squad.
    — Darren Franich, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Aug. 2026

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“Planets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/planets. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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