planet
Example Sentences
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Pacific time, the crew reached another milestone: At more than 248,655 miles from our pale blue dot, no humans have ever traveled farther from our home planet.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
There is not a person on the planet more excited about “Survivor” than Keith and his wife.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
Taken from close to the lunar surface, it showed our planet rising in the distance.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
With a super-fight now in Price's sights, her promoter Ben Shalom said the Welshwoman could be the number one pound-for-pound female fighter on the planet by the end of the year.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
The video recording announces, “The rover Resilience brought home many important discoveries that have moved our understanding of Mars forward, but the planet still holds many mysteries yet to be solved.”
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.