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
The problem is that residual radio signals from this epoch are very faint and easily drowned out by closer noise—in particular, our earthly communications networks, power grids, radar, and so forth.
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IEEE Spectrum, 20 Jan. 2026
Other earthly assets are protected in other ways.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 20 Jan. 2026
Though good art work is spiritual maintenance, Molly Odintz reminds us this week to maintain our earthly vessels.
—Literary Hub, 16 Jan. 2026
Chris Leduc / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The next few hundred words will do me, and my profession, no earthly good.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
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IEEE Spectrum, 20 Jan. 2026
Other earthly assets are protected in other ways.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 20 Jan. 2026
Though good art work is spiritual maintenance, Molly Odintz reminds us this week to maintain our earthly vessels.
—Literary Hub, 16 Jan. 2026
Chris Leduc / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The next few hundred words will do me, and my profession, no earthly good.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for earthly
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For the launch colorway, a vivid graphic may initially bring to mind heat maps with its application of blue, green, yellow and red — but the choice was actually made to invoke a temporal fold, a theoretical concept of bending spacetime to move faster than the speed of light.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
13 Feb. 2026
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This temporal displacement has consequences.—
Michael Paarlberg,
The Conversation,
12 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The spontaneity running through Da Realest patches over the mundane stretches.—
Matthew Ritchie,
Pitchfork,
23 Feb. 2026
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Part of parenting is coming up with creative ways of tackling mundane problems.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
20 Feb. 2026
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Expansive tracts of upland pine and hardwood forests frame the trails, while the seepage slopes host carnivorous pitcher plants, terrestrial orchids, and other rare species.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 2026
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But fertilizing terrestrial crops with marine material may muddle that work.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Until now, the physical mechanism behind that transport had not been confirmed.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
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According to Ruby, seven of the 20 or so churches in G92, a Christian immigrant advocacy coalition in the city, are ready to offer physical sanctuary, though many are avoiding publicity for fear of harassment.—
Caitlin Hu,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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When Hamnet dies, Agnes lets out a sound of pure grief and rage and horror that is almost animal.—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
16 Feb. 2026
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And much like the fictional sport’s real-world counterpart, in this all-animal cinematic universe, roarball is the ultimate culture-definer.—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Earthly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earthly. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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