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as in everyday
having to do with the practical details of regular life
they didn't want to be bothered with mundane concerns like doing the dishes while on vacation
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as in temporal
having to do with life on earth especially as opposed to that in heaven
a period for reflection and penitence, when spiritual concerns should take precedence over those that are mundane
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Recent Examples of mundane
High-quality audio is the ultimate shortcut to making the mundane feel like an epic quest.
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Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 19 Mar. 2026
In the battle for the best of the umpteen adaptations, this mundane and entirely unnecessary retelling can undoubtedly be counted out.
—Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2026
Each episode mixed the fully strange with the aggressively mundane and created a genre within Adult Swim that shows like Squidbillies, Soul Quest Overdrive, and Smiling Friends would follow.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
This is music that’s grounded in the muck and the mire of mundane existence; escape is always just out of reach.
—Colin Joyce, Pitchfork, 18 Mar. 2026
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Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 19 Mar. 2026
In the battle for the best of the umpteen adaptations, this mundane and entirely unnecessary retelling can undoubtedly be counted out.
—Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2026
Each episode mixed the fully strange with the aggressively mundane and created a genre within Adult Swim that shows like Squidbillies, Soul Quest Overdrive, and Smiling Friends would follow.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
This is music that’s grounded in the muck and the mire of mundane existence; escape is always just out of reach.
—Colin Joyce, Pitchfork, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mundane
Adjective
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At the time, Husted argued that photo ID was a light burden for voters, given how many aspects of everyday life require it.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Mar. 2026
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By combining durability, efficiency, and low cost, the new approach brings fuel cells closer to everyday use.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The designer Jorge Ballina, whose work has not been previously seen at Lyric, imagines this location, both physical and temporal, as a portal drawn from traditional Day of the Dead iconography but also from the artwork of both Kahlo and Rivera.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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Its lifeworld, its temporal and spatial perspective, contrasts with the human, rendering our characters as distant, as inanimate, as the stelae and sculptures that surround them.—
Ben Lerner,
The New York Review of Books,
19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Svalbard polar bears have been getting fatter as sea-ice loss encourages their transition to terrestrial food sources.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Looking up at the night sky gives us a glimpse of the Universe beyond our terrestrial concerns.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Roberts has heard a lot from his Gen-Z staff that 2026 is the analog year, meaning people are staying off their phones more, getting rid of social media and seeking out more physical media.—
Joseph Hernandez
March 28,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
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Most of the incidents had not resulted in physical injuries; in some cases, prosecutors charged people for assaulting agents with such weapons as a tambourine, an umbrella, and a Subway sandwich.—
Oriana van Praag,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Regulators are trying to push drug development into a post-animal testing era.—
Meghana Keshavan,
STAT,
19 Mar. 2026
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In Oman, as across the Gulf, a top-tier camel is less animal than asset class: meticulously pedigreed, obsessively trained, and paraded before judges who score on everything from ear set to gait.—
Tanya Akim,
Forbes.com,
25 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Physica described the healing properties of plants, animal substances, and earthly elements.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026
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Between exorcisms and moments of daily life, a universe is revealed where a complex balance exists between the magical and the earthly.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Ramadan is the month that Muslims fast from food and drink from sun up to sun down in an effort to form a deeper connection with God, without the distractions of worldly temptations.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
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Their undefinable, worldly taste is also reflected in the Alfallah sisters’ wardrobe.—
Jonathan Borge,
InStyle,
10 Mar. 2026
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Lyons was booked for assault likely to produce great bodily injury.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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The act provides ways for a victim to seek relief from being harmed by doxing, or the act of intentionally using another’s personally identifiable information, including social media profiles, without consent with the intent to harass, cause mental anguish or create fear of bodily harm or death.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Mundane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mundane. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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