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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"Secondly, there is a danger that policymakers will approve the premature exploitation of raw materials on planets, with the risk of irreversibly destroying unnoticed life."

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

The rare pair of "super-puff" planets was found by an international team led by the University of Oxford, working with Université Côte d'Azur/Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur and the University of Birmingham.

From Science Daily • Jun. 27, 2026

Future observations are planned to better understand the origins of these unusual planets and test competing theories.

From Science Daily • Jun. 27, 2026

How did Donne know that the new philosophers were seeking new worlds, not only by thinking of the planets as worlds but also by looking for worlds elsewhere in the firmament?

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton