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Jupiter would be in the middle, with the three planets forming something like a long arc in the sky.
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Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2025
Asteroids are kind of like crumbs left over from the disk of dust and gas that formed the Sun, planets and moons 4.5 billion years ago.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 30 Jan. 2025
Any differences from the CI chondrite composition would have happened through the same processes that formed asteroids and planets.
—Ars Technica, 30 Jan. 2025
However, the artificial objects that can change their orbits, are traveling far from Earth or approach our planet decades after launching into distant space can be more difficult to differentiate from natural celestial bodies.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Jan. 2025
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Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2025
Asteroids are kind of like crumbs left over from the disk of dust and gas that formed the Sun, planets and moons 4.5 billion years ago.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 30 Jan. 2025
Any differences from the CI chondrite composition would have happened through the same processes that formed asteroids and planets.
—Ars Technica, 30 Jan. 2025
However, the artificial objects that can change their orbits, are traveling far from Earth or approach our planet decades after launching into distant space can be more difficult to differentiate from natural celestial bodies.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for planet
Noun
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The map has more than a million tiles on it and the videos certainly suggest a dynamic, ever-changing globe that is thronging with detail.—
Barry Collins,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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On the table next to him are a framed picture of Janet and Henry Holcomb, their beloved miniature schnauzer who passed away last year, and a globe representing Holcomb's legacy of forming many international relationships.—
Kayla Dwyer,
The Indianapolis Star,
16 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The singer wrapped her Renaissance world tour in early October 2023 after touring across the United States and Europe and performing 56 shows across six months.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
3 Feb. 2025
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The work of an artist has always been a practice of articulation—transmuting one’s innermost imagination and ideas into the external world.—
Nia Shumake,
Essence,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Two of the most famous humans on earth sent Heidi a record to cut.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2025
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Some of the smartest people on earth are established NFL oddsmakers.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Planet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/planet. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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