as in giant
unusually large
a positively planetary new shopping development
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Recent Examples of planetary
The surveys did not provide enough data to determine the full orbit of the planetary candidate, meaning more observations will be needed, the researchers said.
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 2 May 2025
Still, these numeric puzzles remain a foundational component of everything from calculating planetary orbits to computer programming.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 1 May 2025
Pluto, one of your planetary rulers, stations retrograde in Aquarius on May 4th at 11:27 a.m. EST, shaking your sector of home, roots, and inner emotional safety.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Apr. 2025
Think of the eastern edge of South America or the coastline around the United Kingdom; these aren’t places with active volcanoes, large earthquakes or other major planetary activity.
—Alexandra Witze, JSTOR Daily, 24 Apr. 2025
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 2 May 2025
Still, these numeric puzzles remain a foundational component of everything from calculating planetary orbits to computer programming.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 1 May 2025
Pluto, one of your planetary rulers, stations retrograde in Aquarius on May 4th at 11:27 a.m. EST, shaking your sector of home, roots, and inner emotional safety.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Apr. 2025
Think of the eastern edge of South America or the coastline around the United Kingdom; these aren’t places with active volcanoes, large earthquakes or other major planetary activity.
—Alexandra Witze, JSTOR Daily, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for planetary
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Since 2013, two giant sculptures of soaring eagles with 50-foot wingspans—one of which carried the wizard Gandalf on its back—have welcomed travelers to New Zealand’s Wellington International Airport.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 May 2025
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Trying to wrestle the gun away from one another, the boys take shelter behind what appears to be a giant outdoor fan.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
13 May 2025
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The High Plains also get plenty of love from Hill Country wineries—the Panhandle does, after all, produce the vast majority of the grapes grown in the state.—
Amanda Ogle,
Travel + Leisure,
18 May 2025
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There are the vast arcs of the avenues, the great green slashes of parks and cemeteries, the jagged field of skyscrapers, steepled and spiked like iron filings pulled up toward the great magnet of the sky.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
18 May 2025
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Tesla sales have experienced a huge international decline, leaving room for competitors to gain momentum.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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While being number one on Apple is huge, Ebell said there are also surprising ways in which the studio is monetizing Severance such as via DVD sales.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
15 May 2025
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In the spring of 2022, Russian forces trapped a large group of Ukrainians inside a gigantic steel factory called Azovstal, in southern Ukraine.—
Simon Shuster,
Time,
16 May 2025
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What all of these cases have in common is a truly gigantic deer, and then, sadly, lots of discord within the hunting community.—
Alex Robinson,
Outdoor Life,
15 May 2025
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But with all border crossings closed since March 2 — the longest the population has ever faced — food prices in markets have spiked to astronomical levels, putting what little food is available out of reach for most families.—
Sarah Ferguson,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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The documentary business has shifted over the last few years; pre-pandemic some of the prices companies were spending on docs out of festivals such as Sundance was becoming astronomical and there’s been a contraction in recent years.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
14 May 2025
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At the time Venice had a tremendous amount of creative freedom because no one really cared much about what went on there.—
Courtney Wittich,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2025
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Nonetheless, Schaffer’s golden opportunity comes with tremendous obstacles.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
13 May 2025
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With Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs, many countries had limited recourse for retaliation because the U.S. trade deficit on physical goods in nearly all nations is so enormous.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
5 May 2025
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Finding the house was an enormous challenge for McBride and locations manager Kale Murphy; initial candidates weren’t distinct enough from the Gemstones’ other residences, and the search took so long McBride nearly called HBO to request a pause in production.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
5 May 2025
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The massive undersea volcano reaches more than 3,600 feet above the seabed is located 300 miles offshore.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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Thanks to micro-influencer content and peer referrals, the beauty brand was able to build a massive, loyal following and grow into a billion-dollar business.—
Tony Pec,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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“Planetary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/planetary. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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