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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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Together, these complementary approaches will allow scientists to investigate how planets form throughout the galaxy, including in the region where our own solar system may have originated.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is expected to dramatically expand the search for planets beyond our solar system, known as exoplanets.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

It can detect planets as small as Earth and Mars, both within habitable zones and at greater distances from their stars.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

Microlensing, which is expected to reveal more than 1,000 worlds, excels at finding planets farther from their stars, including systems that resemble our own solar system.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

I’d teach them how to find the planets in the sky, especially Mercury, Venus, and Mars, which are closest.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson