Planets move across sky slowly.

Meaning: Planets change their position in the sky over time, but they move very slowly.

Choice of Words: "Planets" are the large objects that orbit the sun, "move" means to change position, "across" indicates from one side to the other, "sky" is the area above the earth that we can see, "slowly" means at a low speed.

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The planets orbit the sun in a leisurely manner.

Meaning: This means that the planets move around the sun at a slow and steady pace.

Choice of Words: Orbit means to move around something in a circle. Sun is the big, bright star at the center of our solar system. Leisurely means at a slow and relaxed pace.

The celestial bodies traverse the heavens at a measured pace.

Meaning: This means that the planets move through the sky at a steady and predictable pace.

Choice of Words: Celestial bodies are objects in space, such as planets. Traverse means to travel across or through something. Heavens is a poetic way to refer to the sky. Measured pace means at a consistent and deliberate speed.

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