as in temporal
having to do with life on earth especially as opposed to that in heaven
a sermon against our obsession with earthly pursuits
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Recent Examples of earthly
Yet humans—the keystone species for fire on Earth—are merging the two arenas of earthly burning with a give and take that is reshaping the planet in what resembles a slow-motion Ragnarok.
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Stephen Pyne, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Jan. 2025
The monastery is especially known for its incredible wall hangings and a cache of artifacts associated with centuries of Rinchen Zangpo’s reborn earthly form.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
Here, the gardens often appear to be sinking or submerged as rising seas threaten to turn earthly Edens into swampland.
—The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2025
And when Vladimir Vladimirovich [Putin] finishes his earthly journey, there will be queues at his coffin.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
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Stephen Pyne, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Jan. 2025
The monastery is especially known for its incredible wall hangings and a cache of artifacts associated with centuries of Rinchen Zangpo’s reborn earthly form.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
Here, the gardens often appear to be sinking or submerged as rising seas threaten to turn earthly Edens into swampland.
—The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2025
And when Vladimir Vladimirovich [Putin] finishes his earthly journey, there will be queues at his coffin.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for earthly
Adjective
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By effectively transferring knowledge from freely available visual and language data, Magma bridges verbal, spatial, and temporal intelligence to navigate complex tasks and settings.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
20 Feb. 2025
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His work as a filmmaker includes Animal Room with Neil Patrick Harris, Perkins 14, Dark Ride, A Good Night to Die which premiered at the 2003 Tribeca Film Festival and the 2021 temporal horror film 6:45.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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At the century-old Souk Waqif here, dozens of watch repairmen spend their days maintaining luxury timepieces and doing more mundane jobs like replacing the batteries in digital watches.—
David Belcher,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2025
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In traditional dictatorships, critics are often charged with crimes such as sedition, treason, or plotting insurrection, but contemporary autocrats tend to prosecute critics for more mundane offenses, such as corruption, tax evasion, defamation, and even minor violations of arcane rules.—
STEVEN LEVITSKY,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The researchers assume that the meteoritic iron came from a local meteorite fall, and the recovered material was mixed with terrestrial ore.—
David Bressan,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Available from: The University of California Press, or various online and terrestrial bookstores and libraries.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The lack of adequate WASH facilities has also disproportionately affected women and girls by interfering with basic menstrual hygiene, harming their mental and physical health.—
Lesley Joseph,
The Conversation,
27 Feb. 2025
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Its most significant physical feature is a segmented tread protruding from its back, and extending to the front of its face.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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However, they are immediately attacked by a ferocious creature that seems not fully animal, not fully human.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
16 Jan. 2025
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Animal lovers will enjoy horseback riding or visiting one of the area’s animal sanctuaries.—
Katie Seemann,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Apr. 2023
Adjective
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Yates had been sent to prison in October 2017 from San Diego County to serve eight years for first-degree burglary and assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury as a second striker.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
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Yates, 30, came to the Sacramento County prison from San Diego County after he was convicted of first-degree burglary and assault likely to cause great bodily injury.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacramento Bee,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Earthly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earthly. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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