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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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If the asteroid truly represents the metallic interior of an early world, it could provide researchers with a rare opportunity to study material similar to what lies deep inside rocky planets such as Earth.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

Magnetic fields are found everywhere in the universe, from planets and stars to entire galaxies.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

Scientists believe Psyche could be the exposed partial core of an ancient planetesimal, one of the building blocks that formed planets early in the solar system's history.

From Science Daily • May 26, 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

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