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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planets

Adding to his wonder: shooting stars are due to follow hot on its heels, and six planets are supposed to align.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Stars and planets will become visible and birds may stop singing, as if it were night-time.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

Stars and planets can emerge in the darkened sky, temperatures can fall, and winds may strengthen.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026

Stars and planets appear in the sky next to the blotted-out Sun.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

Nobody worried about dividing by zero when conveniently ignoring the rules of mathematics explained everything from the fall of an apple to the orbits of the planets in the sky.

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