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Recent Examples of planet
That’s because due to its immense size, the planet’s gravitational pull is dragging the icy particles and fragments that form the rings down.
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Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
The planet lies in a globular cluster, Messier 4, over 6,000 light-years from Earth.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 20 Dec. 2024
These planets will be spread out across a long arc but two unseen planets will be there as well.
—Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 19 Dec. 2024
Storytelling has been with us since the first humans walked the planet.
—Wayne Elsey, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
The planet lies in a globular cluster, Messier 4, over 6,000 light-years from Earth.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 20 Dec. 2024
These planets will be spread out across a long arc but two unseen planets will be there as well.
—Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 19 Dec. 2024
Storytelling has been with us since the first humans walked the planet.
—Wayne Elsey, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for planet
Noun
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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
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The resort offers outstanding amenities, including a 9,000-square-foot spa, a dining area with views of the coast, two pools, a movie theater, and sea globes that allow for intimate outdoor dining all year long.Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Only a handful of people saw the image of a verdant untarnished outside world before Bernard pulled the plug.Jeff Spry, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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The book’s long-story-by-the-fire quality, combined with its fairy-tale deployment of castles, unfair punishments, and the thrumming, powerful natural world, evokes the most affecting children’s literature.Amanda Parrish Morgan, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2024
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Notes of plum, earth and spice round out the finish.Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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The earth’s global temperature experiences natural variation over time.Elizabeth Weise, The Enquirer, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Planet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/planet. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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