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solar system

[soh-ler sis-tuhm] / ˈsoʊ lər ˌsɪs təm /
NOUN
planets orbiting sun
Synonyms
STRONGEST
earth
WEAK
Copernican system Jupiter Mars Mercury Neptune Pluto Saturn Uranus Venus heliocentric system planetary system

Example Sentences

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Researchers say the system could resemble an oversized version of the early solar system.

From Science Daily • May 12, 2026

Previous winners of the award have been recognised for communicating research on topics including the origins of the Moon and the search for habitable planets beyond our solar system.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

To maximize the savings, the nonprofit communications director and her husband then sold their gas car to fund a home solar system.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Within the solar system, everything aligns with traditional physics.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026

So the solar system is really quite enormous.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson