1
as in temporal
having to do with life on earth especially as opposed to that in heaven
scientists haven't even found all the terrestrial life on our planet
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as in mundane
having to do with the practical details of regular life
let's focus on terrestrial issues—such as how to pay the bills
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Recent Examples of terrestrial
What to Know The beta trial, which began on Sunday, offers participants the ability to send SMS text messages via satellite when outdoors, even in regions lacking T-Mobile's terrestrial coverage.
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025
Together, this emission creates a slight glow known as terrestrial radiation, or Earthshine.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Feb. 2025
Ode to Lucy’s Pelvis Adrienne Gruber O wondrous one, your bipedal swag, terrestrial locomotion,
partial appendages revealed, brain a soft sponge, size
of an acorn, still waiting for that growth spurt
3.2 million years later.
—Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
Before the internet, the methods of finding new sounds were decentralized and not equally accessible: terrestrial radio, cable television, music magazines, cool older sisters.
—Brad Shoup, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2025
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025
Together, this emission creates a slight glow known as terrestrial radiation, or Earthshine.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Feb. 2025
Ode to Lucy’s Pelvis Adrienne Gruber O wondrous one, your bipedal swag, terrestrial locomotion,
partial appendages revealed, brain a soft sponge, size
of an acorn, still waiting for that growth spurt
3.2 million years later.
—Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
Before the internet, the methods of finding new sounds were decentralized and not equally accessible: terrestrial radio, cable television, music magazines, cool older sisters.
—Brad Shoup, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for terrestrial
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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
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March 14th brings the full moon total lunar eclipse in Virgo (2:54 a.m. EST, 23° Virgo), a major moment of truth for our mental, physical, and spiritual well-being.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
refinery29.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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Her husband is a serious alcoholic, and that takes an emotional and physical toll on a human.—
Alex Jhamb Burns,
Vogue,
27 Feb. 2025
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The Rehearsal follows one man’s journey to reduce the uncertainties of everyday life.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2025
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In the meantime, the resulting chaos is preventing the government from carrying out its everyday functions.—
Joseph P. Tomain,
The Conversation,
27 Feb. 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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How has Max died and why is his spirit anchored on the earthly plane?—
Marie-Helene Bertino,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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That’s an awful lot of earthly real estate, but when the asteroid becomes visible again and draws closer to us, a much more precise ground-zero could be determined.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Terrestrial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terrestrial. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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