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Collocations for planet - noun

ADJECTIVE

distant
alien, unknown
inner, outer
the outer planets of our solar system
extrasolar (= outside our solar system)
Hubble has found around 100 new extrasolar planets.
Earth-like
the search for Earth-like planets
rocky
rocky planets like Venus and Mars
another, different (figurative,humorous)
He looked like something from another planet!

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VERB + planet

be in orbit around, orbit
The spacecraft is currently in orbit around the red planet.
destroy, save
We are destroying the planet with our fossil-fuel lifestyle.
Will recycling help save the planet?

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planet + VERB

orbit
How many planets orbit the sun?

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PREPOSITION

from a/the planet
creatures from an alien planet
on a/the planet
She believes there is life on other planets.

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