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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Current evidence suggests it may have originated either through processes that create planets or through processes that form small stars.

From Science Daily • Jun. 28, 2026

Astronomers have identified two of the fluffiest giant planets ever discovered, with densities so low they are actually less dense than cotton candy.

From Science Daily • Jun. 27, 2026

The newly confirmed planets, TOI-791 b and TOI-791 c, orbit an F7-type dwarf star about 1,110 light years from Earth in the southern constellation Volans.

From Science Daily • Jun. 27, 2026

Scientists believe the two planets formed together from the same disc of gas and dust surrounding their young star, making them planetary "siblings."

From Science Daily • Jun. 27, 2026

An hypothesis was the theoretical model which generated predictions of the future locations of the planets in the heavens.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton