as in vast
unusually large
a positively planetary new shopping development
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Recent Examples of planetary
If Neptune did have an original set of moons that more closely resembled those of its planetary neighbors, the arrival of Triton — which is just smaller than our own moon — would have wreaked havoc, crashing into the other satellites and annihilating some of them.
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Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 20 May 2026
This week offers a preview of one of the most impressive planetary events of the year.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
This is Perseverance’s fifth project since arriving on Earth’s planetary neighbor in February 2021.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 May 2026
Like the corundum, however, the size of the opals found on Mars appear to be very small, says Vivian Sun, a planetary scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 12 May 2026
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Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 20 May 2026
This week offers a preview of one of the most impressive planetary events of the year.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
This is Perseverance’s fifth project since arriving on Earth’s planetary neighbor in February 2021.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 May 2026
Like the corundum, however, the size of the opals found on Mars appear to be very small, says Vivian Sun, a planetary scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 12 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for planetary
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Thus whoever wins Chicago’s mayoral election next year almost certainly will be dealing with Pritzker as governor for the vast majority of their term.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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Built from the bones of a 12th-century hostelry, its hub is a vast, glamorous lounge bar complete with mixologists shaking modern-day mocktails under the ancient beams.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
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Here in the States, Korean giant LG is best known for appliances like refrigerators and TVs—but the best LG Beauty products prove that the brand is a force in the K-beauty universe, too.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
27 May 2026
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The giant longhorn bull statue that has stood outside 612 University Drive for 25 years will move to Fred’s Texas Cafe after J&J closes May 30, Fred’s boss Quincy Wallace announced.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 May 2026
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Ciber ’s team work quickly under netting to mount a huge Browning heavy machine gun onto tank tracks.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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The eighth-inning bomb was huge, too.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
30 May 2026
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Its gigantic coal infrastructure, coal-to-chemical plants, and processing facilities could readily be adapted to handle the load.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
24 May 2026
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That company-wide deficit in profitability could potentially raises questions about it will fund its gigantic requirement for the capex required to deliver on its promise make its AI side a supreme winner.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
23 May 2026
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These fees charged to developers, supposedly to cover the costs of expanding infrastructure and services for new housing construction, are astronomical.—
Christina Mojica,
Oc Register,
26 May 2026
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There are also generators aimed at more niche or high-value products, such as star maps based on real astronomical data or sound wave visualizations derived from audio files.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 May 2026
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Black entrepreneurs continue to face tremendous obstacles securing funding, city contracts and institutional support.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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There is little doubt that this is a rapidly developing field and that there are tremendous upsides to be had, but at the same time, regrettably, hidden risks and outright gotchas come into these endeavors, too.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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Farmers are now hoping federal assistance will help offset some of the enormous financial losses.—
Madeleine Wright,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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While technology will be the centerpiece, the facility — tentatively named the Connecticut Center for Applied AI — won’t have enormous banks of computer servers or the high-capacity energy and cooling systems that are trademarks of data centers.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
28 May 2026
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Right-back was a massive headache, with midfielders Dominik Szoboszlai and Jones both played out of position there.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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In the end, efforts to cool the crippled tank by spraying water on it were believed to have helped slow down the reaction enough to prevent an explosion or massive rupture in the tank that could have sent toxic chemicals flowing into waterways and the ocean.—
Iris Kwok,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2026
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“Planetary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/planetary. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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