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
Rogue planets—many of which have already been detected drifting through space—are thought to have been expelled from their original systems through gravitational interactions.
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 22 Mar. 2026
Geological and environmental processes on planets may produce these chemical signatures without any living organisms involved.
—Mary Magnuson, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
Other notable locales on the list include four planets in the TRAPPIST-1 system.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2026
In-space propulsion systems are rather different than rockets used to launch payloads from planets.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 18 Mar. 2026
In the water-world scenario, the planets contain a significant amount of liquid or frozen water.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
That makes this research applicable not just to Mars, but to planets orbiting other stars too, with the underlying idea of looking for habitable environments beyond our solar system.
—Jonathan O’Callaghan, JSTOR Daily, 10 Apr. 2025
In theory, those same (or analogous) conditions could occur elsewhere in the Universe as well, perhaps even ubiquitously if the conditions that existed on Earth billions of years ago exist on many other planets in the galaxy at present.
—Big Think, 10 Apr. 2025
The cores of planets offer a unique setting to delve into these fields, challenging our current understanding and potentially revealing new principles that could reshape them.
—Victoria Corless, Space.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 22 Mar. 2026
Geological and environmental processes on planets may produce these chemical signatures without any living organisms involved.
—Mary Magnuson, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
Other notable locales on the list include four planets in the TRAPPIST-1 system.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2026
In-space propulsion systems are rather different than rockets used to launch payloads from planets.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 18 Mar. 2026
In the water-world scenario, the planets contain a significant amount of liquid or frozen water.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
That makes this research applicable not just to Mars, but to planets orbiting other stars too, with the underlying idea of looking for habitable environments beyond our solar system.
—Jonathan O’Callaghan, JSTOR Daily, 10 Apr. 2025
In theory, those same (or analogous) conditions could occur elsewhere in the Universe as well, perhaps even ubiquitously if the conditions that existed on Earth billions of years ago exist on many other planets in the galaxy at present.
—Big Think, 10 Apr. 2025
The cores of planets offer a unique setting to delve into these fields, challenging our current understanding and potentially revealing new principles that could reshape them.
—Victoria Corless, Space.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for planets
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In a garden designed by Denler Hobart Gardens, beautiful boxwood cones and globes are paired to enhance a stone patio's charm.—
Lauren Dunec Hoang,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Mar. 2026
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Dancers execute choreography with four to as many as 50 hoops, creating intricate designs such as animals and globes.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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For a project that opens new worlds of previously unheard sounds and unseen images, and that pushes the art of cinema beyond the realm of human perception.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Mar. 2026
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The in-depth investigation by Mediapart correspondent Marine Turchi, who has investigated several high-profile MeToo cases in France, covers accusations from another six women whose paths crossed Bruel in the cinema, music and tennis worlds as well as luxury spas.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
19 Mar. 2026
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Following talks in the Indian capital, the two countries’ prime ministers inked a deal deepening rare-earths cooperation, and pledged to double bilateral trade by the end of the decade.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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Many companies that depend on these magnets have been looking for alternatives, either a rare-earths-free magnet or a motor without magnets.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Planets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/planets. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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