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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We can now get on with the exciting job of using the amazing new data to learn more about how impacts shape planets below the surface, which is really hard to do on other planets.

From Science Daily • Jun. 30, 2026

Giant planets begin their lives extremely hot and gradually cool over billions of years.

From Science Daily • Jun. 28, 2026

Scientists are still trying to understand how super-puff planets develop.

From Science Daily • Jun. 27, 2026

Instead of rotating around a single axis like most asteroids and planets, Donaldjohanson behaves more like a wobbling spinning top.

From Science Daily • Jun. 25, 2026

Having other planets with life on them was as silly as having a sphere with two centers.

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