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WordBand 6.5–7.5Toofey picks
asteroid
/ˈæstəˌrɔɪd/
noun
A small rocky object that moves around the Sun, much smaller than a planet.
- “Scientists track every large asteroid that passes close to Earth.”Toofey
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))