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 moon is not the only thing that can shorten earthly days.
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Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 9 July 2025
For those in the New Apostolic Reformation, these flags symbolize the belief that when all earthly authority fails, people have the right to appeal directly to God’s authority to justify resistance.
—Art Jipson, The Conversation, 8 July 2025
The values of Superman’s earthly home extend to his heroics on an international stage.
—Samantha Baskind, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2025
Thou shalt not bear false witness vis a vis performance of any particular plant in thine earthly realm.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 9 July 2025
For those in the New Apostolic Reformation, these flags symbolize the belief that when all earthly authority fails, people have the right to appeal directly to God’s authority to justify resistance.
—Art Jipson, The Conversation, 8 July 2025
The values of Superman’s earthly home extend to his heroics on an international stage.
—Samantha Baskind, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2025
Thou shalt not bear false witness vis a vis performance of any particular plant in thine earthly realm.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for earthly
Adjective
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Context requires holding multiple layers of reality simultaneously—the organizational politics, cultural dynamics, personal histories, and temporal factors that shape every interaction.—
Michael Hudson,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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This pair of daring temporal adventurers makes hops, skips, and jumps along the time stream with Sam popping up randomly into different bodies throughout history.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
24 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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One of the more mundane-yet-fascinating categories requiring significant upgrades was and is positional precision or, in other words, the understanding of the vehicle’s location versus a global map.—
Steve Tengler,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The joke density is lethally calibrated between the writing, direction, performances, reactions, and heightened absurdity of any mundane situation.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Stern, who is 71, first signed with Sirius in 2004 (prior to its merger with XM), in part to be free of oversight by the FCC, which had levied millions of dollars in fines on terrestrial radio stations that carried his show for alleged indecency.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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The ideal case would be to find a terrestrial meteorite containing organic molecules, or conceivably micro-fossils, from a time that Earth’s own geological record has not preserved, says Crawford.—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The iPhone 17 is set to be the fourth gen of Apple smartphones without a physical SIM card slot in the US.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
8 Sep. 2025
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Even today, thousands of its physical records are stored in former limestone mines in Missouri and Pennsylvania.—
Eli Hager,
ProPublica,
8 Sep. 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
Adjective
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The court said intentional infliction of emotional distress can result in bodily harm.—
Robert W. Wood,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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He has been charged with three counts of vehicular homicide and one count of reckless driving with serious bodily injury.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Earthly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earthly. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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