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 researchers studied the planets’ orbits using telescopes on Earth to determine their density, from 1,110 light-years away.
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Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2026
Spoilers Ahead Kara is introduced as a reckless party animal, who spends her time seeking out planets orbiting red suns, to weaken her superpowered metabolism and become intoxicated.
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Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
What's happening with the new race to the moon and other planets?
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Space.com Staff,
Space.com,
27 June 2026
Kara’s adventures take her to several planets, each with a different colored sun.
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Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
26 June 2026
As the sun expands, tidal interactions develop between the star and the planets orbiting it.
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Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
20 June 2026
Brown dwarfs are weird objects that have masses that are intermediate between those of giant planets and small stars.
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Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
19 June 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.
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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.
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Big Think,
10 Apr. 2025
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2026
Spoilers Ahead Kara is introduced as a reckless party animal, who spends her time seeking out planets orbiting red suns, to weaken her superpowered metabolism and become intoxicated.
—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
What's happening with the new race to the moon and other planets?
—
Space.com Staff,
Space.com,
27 June 2026
Kara’s adventures take her to several planets, each with a different colored sun.
—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
26 June 2026
As the sun expands, tidal interactions develop between the star and the planets orbiting it.
—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
20 June 2026
Brown dwarfs are weird objects that have masses that are intermediate between those of giant planets and small stars.
—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
19 June 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for planets
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In another Amsterdam photo, a pair of identical world globes, recalling Ghirri’s passion for cartography and atlases, rest on matching supports to conjure that oldest of surrealist tropes, a pair of staring eyes.
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Besides dusting, this includes wiping off the lightbulbs, removing any light globes to wash and dry them, and wiping dust from the fan’s motor and pull chain with a microfiber cloth.
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Hotel options offer something for the whole family The elegant Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota offers a best-of-both-worlds kind of stay.
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The movie was featured this past weekend at Prime Video’s all-day inaugural immersive event Obsessed Fest which brought fans face-to-face with the stars, creators and worlds behind the most buzzworthy YA, romance and book adaptation titles.
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China imposed export restrictions on 10 US companies, including two rare-earths firms backed by Washington, marking the latest escalation in recent Sino-American trade tensions.
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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.
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“Planets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/planets. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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