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Recent Examples of planet
Scientists already knew that most of the gold on the planet — more than 99.95%, according to Messling — lies hidden in the molten core, along with other heavy elements such as platinum.
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Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 30 May 2025
To put that in perspective, 66 percent of the planet is deep ocean, and 99.999 percent of that ocean is unknown to us.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2025
Perhaps more importantly, and left uncovered by the report, are the second-order effects of a warmer planet.
—Justin Worland, Time, 30 May 2025
The second-largest country in the world, Canada has one of the planet’s largest intact boreal forests.
—Tracy Scott Forson, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2025
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Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 30 May 2025
To put that in perspective, 66 percent of the planet is deep ocean, and 99.999 percent of that ocean is unknown to us.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2025
Perhaps more importantly, and left uncovered by the report, are the second-order effects of a warmer planet.
—Justin Worland, Time, 30 May 2025
The second-largest country in the world, Canada has one of the planet’s largest intact boreal forests.
—Tracy Scott Forson, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for planet
Noun
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And that truth has been echoed around the entire globe.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
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Every month, my kids and I open the box, look at a globe, and do a lot of Googling.—
Adrienne So,
Wired News,
17 May 2025
Noun
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Despite the pessimism in the business world these days—with the stock market gyrating, unemployment unpredictable, costs rising, and international trade becoming burdensome, the future of the aerospace industry is bright.—
Yogi Tharanibalan,
Hartford Courant,
3 June 2025
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Lost in Starlight is set in a futuristic version of Seoul, and there are so many imaginative visual details throughout the film’s world.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
3 June 2025
Noun
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The Taste of Spain—And The World’s Best Pork Campo Grande is a specialty distributor focused on the best of Spanish meats—which means some of the best meat on earth, especially pork.—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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The rubble of shattered wooden buildings could be seen on the flanks of the huge mass of earth in the drone footage.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
29 May 2025
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“Planet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/planet. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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