Pluto
noun
Is Pluto a planet?: Usage Guide
In 2006 the International Astronomical Union defined planet in such a way as to exclude Pluto, reclassifying it instead as a dwarf planet. Although discussion of the matter continues, the change has been widely accepted.
Examples of Pluto in a Sentence
Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2024
You were born with Pluto in your ninth house of philosophies and beliefs, but your ex’s Venus is directly squaring off with your natal Pluto, right in your 12th house of subconscious energies.
—Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 6 Sep. 2024
The waxing crescent Moon in your sign opposes Uranus, creates a trine with Neptune, and forms a sextile with Pluto.
—Jennifer Culp, Them, 6 Sep. 2024
The discovery is part of scientists’ attempt to find new targets for NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft, which left Earth in 2006 to fly by Pluto, but has since become the first mission to observe the Kuiper Belt on the outer edge of the solar system beyond Neptune.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Pluto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pluto. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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