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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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According to the researchers, similar interactions may occur on other planets as well.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

Astronomers believe rogue planets may be extremely common throughout the Milky Way.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

Over time, tiny dust grains collided and stuck together, eventually forming larger rocky bodies called planetesimals, the building blocks of planets and asteroids.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

Researchers are especially interested in Psyche because it may represent the exposed metallic core of an ancient planetesimal, a building block of planets that formed early in the solar system's history.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

Thus Bruno imagined an infinite universe, with numberless stars and planets, all possibly inhabited by extraterrestrial life forms.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton