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planets

NOUN

celestial body orbiting a star

Synonyms

STRONGEST

asteroid earth globe sphere world

STRONG

apple marble orb planetoid

WEAK

heavenly body luminous body terrene wandering star

Example Sentences

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If the asteroid truly represents the metallic interior of an early world, it could provide researchers with a rare opportunity to study material similar to what lies deep inside rocky planets such as Earth.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

Scientists believe Psyche could be the exposed partial core of an ancient planetesimal, one of the building blocks that formed planets early in the solar system's history.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

It is one of only a small number of known temperate giant planets, and researchers say this is the first time the atmosphere of one has been studied in such detail.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

In our Solar System, the planets fall into two broad groups.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

Taken all together, the moving planets made a “harmony of the spheres,” and the heavens are a beautiful mathematical orchestra.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife