Planets orbited the sun.
Meaning: This sentence describes the planets moving in their paths around the sun.
Choice of Words: Planets are large objects that orbit a star, like the Earth. Orbited means to move around a star in a regular path. Sun is the star at the center of our solar system. When you put them together, "Planets orbited the sun" means the planets moved around the sun in their regular paths.
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