Definitions
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- adjective Resembling a
planet or some aspect of one.
Etymologies
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Examples
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They look out at the water, at a shipbuilding facility, at the soaring Route 613 overpass, at the tiny golden McDonald's arches that seem to rise, planetlike, over the tree line on the far shore.
Oil spill sloshes over spirits at waterside Mississippi restaurant 2010
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Dr. Crusher turned away, looking at the fullerene rotating, planetlike, on her screen.
INTELLIVORE DIANE DUANE 2000
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Even back home, from the lunar observatory, it was possible to detect four faint nearby stars, each of which had at least one planetlike companion; so actually planets must be relatively common.
And all the Stars a Stage Blish, James 1960
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This will be your planetlike ship and hub area that you'll use to navigate the overworld map.
GameSpot's News, Screenshots, Movies, Reviews, Previews, Downloads, and Features 2010
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This will be your planetlike ship and hub area that you'll use to navigate the overworld map.
GameSpot's News, Screenshots, Movies, Reviews, Previews, Downloads, and Features 2010
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This will be your planetlike ship and hub area that you'll use to navigate the overworld map.
GameSpot's News, Screenshots, Movies, Reviews, Previews, Downloads, and Features 2010
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Many round objects in the solar system with atmospheres and planetlike characteristics are excluded simply because they happen to orbit a planet instead of the Sun directly.
TierneyLab 2009
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For Ms. Kornfeld, Pluto is round, has an atmosphere, has moons and has other planetlike characteristics, and she regards the condition about clearing the neighborhood around its orbit as silliness.
TierneyLab 2009
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Most people probably don't think the Moon very planetlike, although it is round.
TierneyLab 2009
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