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
And there’s also an argument that humans shouldn’t be going to planets and moons at all and should instead stick to building space stations and other sorts of artificial orbital habitats.
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Lee Billings, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2025
Water isn't just delivered to planets by comets and asteroids — it can also be forged as worlds form, a new study finds.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 10 Nov. 2025
The dark-sky park, certified by light pollution authority DarkSky International, has incredibly inky nightscapes that help the stars, galaxies, and planets pop.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025
Although the study shows that the occurrence of giant planets declines as stars age, the few planets that remain in close orbits around red giants offer valuable insights.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2025
After all, the tension between these planets can stir up emotional confrontations, magnetic attractions and psychological power plays.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Other planets, such as Saturn and Neptune in Pisces, and Uranus in Taurus will also be retrograde for the majority of the time.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 7 Nov. 2025
For that reason, these celestial bodies are sometimes also referred to as extrasolar planets.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
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
Lee Billings, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2025
Water isn't just delivered to planets by comets and asteroids — it can also be forged as worlds form, a new study finds.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 10 Nov. 2025
The dark-sky park, certified by light pollution authority DarkSky International, has incredibly inky nightscapes that help the stars, galaxies, and planets pop.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025
Although the study shows that the occurrence of giant planets declines as stars age, the few planets that remain in close orbits around red giants offer valuable insights.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2025
After all, the tension between these planets can stir up emotional confrontations, magnetic attractions and psychological power plays.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Other planets, such as Saturn and Neptune in Pisces, and Uranus in Taurus will also be retrograde for the majority of the time.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 7 Nov. 2025
For that reason, these celestial bodies are sometimes also referred to as extrasolar planets.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for planets
Noun
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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.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
20 Oct. 2025
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The final women’s window displays a foulard created for Bergdorf Goodman on a green backdrop with a thistle flower motif surrounded by globes indicating where Loro Piana fibers are found.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But beyond the text on his screen there are entire worlds—of history, philosophy, and maybe even of love—in the stories and people he and AI conjure.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Their findings show that planets are far less common around stars in this late stage of life, suggesting that many close-orbiting worlds are likely destroyed as their stars expand, offering strong observational evidence of this dramatic planetary demise.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Trump signed a rare-earths deal with Japan's new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
28 Oct. 2025
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The new rare-earths restrictions can be deployed not only against the United States, but against any country that dares to oppose Xi’s will.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Planets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/planets. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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