as in mundane
having to do with life on earth especially as opposed to that in heaven
in the expenditure of his psychic energies, he strives to strike a balance between the celestial and the terrene
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as in land
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for terrene
Adjective
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These accents are often what will take an outfit from mundane to a look worth mimicking.—
Samantha Solomon,
Vogue,
10 Sep. 2025 -
Other more mundane explanations of disappearances include weather, such as rogue waves, human error and more.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And yet in restructuring Patagonia to ensure that its profits are used to protect wild lands, Chouinard accomplished something remarkable, turning a for-profit corporation with $1 billion in annual sales into one of the biggest environmental philanthropies in the country.—
David Gelles,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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The wildfire has been burning on private land.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Grey’s son, Loren Grey, restored his father’s original ending in the novel’s 1982 Pocket Books reprint, but the vanishing mythos remains intact, with the last of the tribe wistfully following Curtis’s Navajo into the temporal graveyard of the past.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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Psychologists call this a temporal landmark, a point in time like a birthday or seasonal shift that can spark motivation to take on new challenges.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The volcanic plains on the near side of the moon are home to a group of elements including potassium, rare earth elements, phosphorous among others – known as Procellarum KREEP terrane (PKT) that is rare elsewhere on the moon.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN,
11 Apr. 2022
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Beyond that is hilly terrane that is mostly volcanic material that make up most of the surface of Mars.—
Erik Klemetti,
Discover Magazine,
16 Feb. 2021
Adjective
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Yet until the samples can be studied in terrestrial labs, their significance remains uncertain.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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Forests, the largest terrestrial carbon sinks in the world, are part of the solution.—
Ryan Gellert,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The chain of landforms to the west of Kauai is so small that it was not easily spotted in the satellite images taken as Kiko roared across the Pacific toward Hawaii as a Category 4 hurricane.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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The landforms at the preserve are remnants of glaciation.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Farrell was a heavy favorite due to his complete physical transformation in The Penguin, becoming barely recognizable to play villainous Oswald.—
Toni Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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With a mix of humor and introspection, Turturro’s speech reflected on his experiences taking care of his late brother with mental challenges and physical illness.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Fast forward to today, and the landscape has shifted beyond recognition.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Although some people may see leaves changing color before late October, this often happens because the plants are landscape trees, or trees that grew after seeds from other areas were planted, said Seiler.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Terrene.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terrene. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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