planetary
adjective
plan·e·tary
ˈpla-nə-ˌter-ē 
1
2
a
: of, relating to, or belonging to the earth : terrestrial
3
: having or consisting of an epicyclic train of gear wheels
Synonyms
- astronomical
- astronomic
- Brobdingnagian
- bumper
- colossal
- cosmic
- cosmical
- cyclopean
- elephantine
- enormous
- galactic
- gargantuan
- giant
- gigantesque
- gigantic
- grand
- herculean
- heroic
- heroical
- Himalayan
- huge
- humongous
- humungous
- immense
- jumbo
- king-size
- king-sized
- leviathan
- mammoth
- massive
- mega
- mighty
- monster
- monstrous
- monumental
- mountainous
- oceanic
- pharaonic
- prodigious
- super
- super-duper
- supersize
- supersized
- titanic
- tremendous
- vast
- vasty
- walloping
- whacking
- whopping
Examples of planetary in a Sentence
a positively planetary new shopping development
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Sauro, a full-time speleologist and president of a geographical exploration society called La Venta who also works with NASA and the European Space Agency to help train astronauts in planetary exploration, monitored these developments from his home in northern Italy.
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Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2024
The pope signed a planetary compact after his speech, which Newsom and other government leaders also signed Thursday.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
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Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2024
The pope signed a planetary compact after his speech, which Newsom and other government leaders also signed Thursday.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
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“Planetary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/planetary. Accessed 21 May. 2024.
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planetary
adjective
plan·e·tary
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