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Recent Examples of planetary
According to Star Walk, another planetary parade will occur around Feb. 28, and all seven of the other planets in the solar system will be visible.
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Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2025
Your planetary ruler, Jupiter, shifting direct in your home sector on the same day brings blessings to your family life or living situation over the next seven months.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, refinery29.com, 28 Jan. 2025
There was planetary parade in June 2024 when six planets — Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus, Mars, Neptune and Saturn — all aligned.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2025
This growing family of moon rocks around Earth is packed with insights about our planetary backyard.
—Becky Ferreira, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2025
Your planetary ruler, Jupiter, shifting direct in your home sector on the same day brings blessings to your family life or living situation over the next seven months.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, refinery29.com, 28 Jan. 2025
There was planetary parade in June 2024 when six planets — Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus, Mars, Neptune and Saturn — all aligned.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2025
This growing family of moon rocks around Earth is packed with insights about our planetary backyard.
—Becky Ferreira, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for planetary
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McCarthy then walked into the frame holding a giant gold and pink balloon bouquet as the two burst into laughter.—
Janelle Ash,
Fox News,
18 Feb. 2025
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So that was the Warner Bros. connection, and Harold and Warner Bros. did me a giant favor by sending Vision Quest to Stanley Kubrick.—
Brian Davids,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Feb. 2025
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Most people will get HPV, but the vast majority of people show no signs or symptoms.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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According to an internal analysis by the Historic Zoning staff, the vast majority of applications are approved.—
Nate Rau,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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The country has promised not only to develop renewable energy, but also to spend huge amounts of money on drought and flood protections.—
Jake Bittle,
WIRED,
8 Feb. 2025
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Philadelphia followed that up with a huge 55-23 victory over the Commanders, with Barkley and quarterback Jalen Hurts each scoring three touchdowns on the ground and the latter adding a TD throw.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN,
8 Feb. 2025
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The standard Mercator map projection system distorts northern landmasses, so Greenland is stretched out to gigantic proportions.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
10 Feb. 2025
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On the way to the campsite, the refiners stumble upon a gigantic rotting animal carcass.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, Borealis will sail through Spain and Portugal, blending Iberian culture with this astronomical spectacle.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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The notification is meant to put the astronomical community on alert to collect as much information as possible on the near-Earth object (NEO) in question.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
2 Feb. 2025
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Houston validated it with a tremendous comeback win at Arizona.—
Joe Rexrode,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
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And if the designation became a steppingstone to launching flashy unilateral military strikes on Mexican soil, the battle against fentanyl smuggling would suffer a tremendous setback.—
Vanda Felbab-Brown,
Foreign Affairs,
17 Feb. 2025
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On her wedding day, meanwhile, Meghan wore one of Diana’s most eye-catching pieces: an enormous aquamarine cocktail ring, made by Asprey in the 1990s and gifted to the princess by her close friend Lucia Flecha de Lima.—
Clara Strunck,
Glamour,
11 Feb. 2025
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Their enormous talents, alongside Liam Neeson’s, promise to enrich our film with fresh excitement.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
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Despite excellent reviews and audience scores, ticket sales collapsed by a massive 68% from its debut.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
9 Feb. 2025
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As for Cooper, who is a massive Eagles fan, he was seen arriving to the game with his daughter Irina by his side, in addition to Chiefs superfan Rudd.—
Carly Thomas,
The Hollywood Reporter,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Planetary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/planetary. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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