Asteroids whizzed past Earth.

Meaning: This sentence portrays the fast movement of asteroids near Earth, emphasizing the potential danger they pose to our planet.

Choice of Words: Asteroids are small rocky objects that orbit the sun. Whizzed means to move very quickly. Past means by or beyond something. Earth is our planet. When you put them together, it means that the asteroids were moving very quickly by Earth.

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