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
Between them stretches the long expanse of the table—a zone of tension, where the celestial mission of knowledge collides with the earthly reality of budgets.
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Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2025
The bottom tier represents the earthly world and the physical offerings to nourish the spirits during their journey.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Our children and grandchildren might not want our earthly treasures.
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
This means the earthly remains of the beloved saint will bring thousands of visitors to honor the saint's life of virtue and ask for her prayers.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
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Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2025
The bottom tier represents the earthly world and the physical offerings to nourish the spirits during their journey.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Our children and grandchildren might not want our earthly treasures.
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
This means the earthly remains of the beloved saint will bring thousands of visitors to honor the saint's life of virtue and ask for her prayers.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for earthly
Adjective
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This temporal displacement frees Pynchon to offer sidelong commentary on contemporary politics without getting trapped in the flux of the present or being too on the nose.—
Jack Denton,
Vulture,
6 Oct. 2025
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To practice ‘future temporal focused’ networking, create a timetable and ask yourself key questions.—
Sarah Maokosy,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Now, many employers are looking to harness the power of AI—initially for mundane and repetitive tasks and eventually for more complicated jobs—to reduce the need to maintain the same level of human staffers on their payrolls.—
Jason Del Rey,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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The remarkable video that injects divisive politics into the mundane process of airport security has sparked controversy as many airports refuse to show it.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Unistellar plans to have over 1 million terrestrial points of interest added to its database, with Envision including real-time altitude, distance and azimuth data into the display.—
Tariq Malik,
Space.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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He was instantly hooked by Channel 4’s weekly NFL coverage following the terrestrial channel’s launch in 1982.—
Peter Carline,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Ethernet uses a physical cable that connects your computer directly to the router.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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Despite its name, the condition, which has yet to be formally recognized, is often also paired with emotional, cognitive and physical dysfunction.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In 2022, the FDA Modernization Act 2.0 paved the way for alternatives to animal testing, and in December 2023, an NIH advisory committee made similar recommendations to develop non-animal methods.—
Rachel Fobar,
Vox,
14 May 2025
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Rendering is a process that transforms animal by-products, like leftover meat and fats...and yes, chicken feet, into usable materials, such as animal feed, fuel, and other industrial products.—
Phil Kafarakis,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Sanchez is facing a level 5 felony battery resulting in serious bodily injury charge and three misdemeanor charges, battery resulting in injury, public intoxication, and unlawful entry of a motor vehicle.—
Noe Padilla,
IndyStar,
12 Oct. 2025
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The rhythms of the menstrual cycle often reflect balance in other bodily systems and functions.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Earthly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earthly. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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