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as in mundane
having to do with life on earth especially as opposed to that in heaven
do not worry about temporal concerns, but instead focus on spiritual matters
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as in secular
not involving religion or religious matters
administrators on campus are in place to deal with students' temporal needs, and spiritual advisors are available to help students with their nontemporal needs
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Recent Examples of temporal
For leaders, introducing intentional financial, temporal, or otherwise constraints can reignite creativity and urgency within stagnant teams.
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Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
How the Maya Kept Time Livia Gershon January 2, 2022
Many scholars contrast linear and cyclical time and note that cycles were an important part of Maya concepts of temporal reality.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 Dec. 2024
With the use of sophisticated imagers, the satellite offers high spatial and temporal resolution imagery of Earth throughout 16 spectral bands at visible and infrared wavelengths.
—Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
In fact, the natural tendency for systems to move from low-entropy states to high-entropy ones seems to be the only thing that reliably imbues the universe with a consistent temporal direction.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
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Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
How the Maya Kept Time Livia Gershon January 2, 2022
Many scholars contrast linear and cyclical time and note that cycles were an important part of Maya concepts of temporal reality.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 Dec. 2024
With the use of sophisticated imagers, the satellite offers high spatial and temporal resolution imagery of Earth throughout 16 spectral bands at visible and infrared wavelengths.
—Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
In fact, the natural tendency for systems to move from low-entropy states to high-entropy ones seems to be the only thing that reliably imbues the universe with a consistent temporal direction.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for temporal
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Beyond a point, the story is all implication by way of mundane suggestion, rather than chilling possibility.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
25 Jan. 2025
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But as fires continue to ravage the area, the blazes also reflect—and exacerbate—the disparities embedded in the most mundane tenets of L.A. life.—
Hannah Giorgis,
The Atlantic,
24 Jan. 2025
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West’s hellfire-and-locust symbolism parodied biblical judgment, but such shame no longer applies to current secular permissiveness or the progressive ideology in Marxist writer Mike Davis’s City of Quartz (1990), famous for its subversive condemnation of Los Angeles’s capitalist elitism.—
Armond White,
National Review,
31 Jan. 2025
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Americans who treasure what has truly made our country great — a secular Constitution that keeps religion out of our laws and social policies — must speak up to safeguard democracy for ourselves and future generations.—
Annie Laurie Gaylor,
Orlando Sentinel,
30 Jan. 2025
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There will be terrestrial radio options as well, as iHeartRadio’s network of over 860 radio stations and their corresponding digital platforms will make the show available, along with, of course, the iHeartRadio app for livestreaming.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
30 Jan. 2025
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Each image deeply reconnects people to nature, becoming a window into the natural world and showcasing the vibrant life forms that thrive within delicate ocean and terrestrial ecosystems.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
29 Jan. 2025
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Wicker pointed to Samantha Hegseth’s statement denying that there was any physical abuse in the relationship.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
22 Jan. 2025
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There are no injuries to manage at the moment, but the physical rigors that come with an 82-game season require constant rehabilitation, extra time on the training table.—
Sam Amick,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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Contemporary sculptures of earthly Greek women were usually made from terra-cotta and depicted them clothed in tight cloaks.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Jan. 2025
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But as Iyer discovers, the monks aren’t blithely floating above earthly cares.—
Danny Heitman,
The Christian Science Monitor,
23 Jan. 2025
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The parents were arrested again in June 2024, charged this time with human trafficking of a minor child, use of a minor child in forced labor, and child neglect creating substantial risk of serious bodily injury or death, the AP reports.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
31 Jan. 2025
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Morales was also found guilty of three counts of engaging in a speed contest resulting in great bodily injury and one count of engaging in a speed contest.—
Caelyn Pender,
The Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2025
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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
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“Temporal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temporal. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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