Synonyms for asteroid
ˈæs təˌrɔɪdas·ter·oid

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1. asteroidadjective

   any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)

   Antonyms:
   rounded

2. asteroid, star-shapedadjective

   shaped like a star

   Synonyms:
   star-shaped

   Antonyms:
   rounded

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1. asteroidnoun

   Synonyms:
   small planet

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1. List of paraphrases for "asteroid":

   asteroids, meteor

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1. ASTEROID

   Synonyms:
   A Study To Evaluate the Effect of Rosuvastatin on Intravascular Ultrasound-Derived Coronary Atheroma Burden

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1. Buzz Aldrin:

   It's an integrated plan that knits together return[ing] to the moon on a commercial and international basis, leveraging asteroid rendezvous, and settling Mars on a carefully developed risk-mitigation architecture, it includes the use of a robotic cycler between Mars and Earth that will revolutionize the economics and safety aspects of human missions to Mars.

2. Bryan Holler:

   This is a fantastic result which highlights the capabilities of MIRI to serendipitously detect a previously undetectable size of asteroid in the main belt, repeats of these observations are in the process of being scheduled, and we are fully expecting new asteroid interlopers in those images!

3. Ben Reed:

   Humans and robots are working together on a client that's in space, that accesses robotics and advanced tools ... So the fundamentals of this (asteroid) mission are no different.

4. Michael Benton:

   Some experts have said' well, it might be the day after or a month before... but I prefer the simplest explanation, which is that it really does document the day the asteroid hit in Mexico.

5. Anne Virkki:

   The small-scale topographic features such as hills and ridges on one end of asteroid 1998 OR2 are fascinating scientifically, but since we are all thinking about Covid-19, these features make it look like 1998 OR2 remembered to wear a mask.