1
as in temporal
having to do with life on earth especially as opposed to that in heaven
scientists haven't even found all the terrestrial life on our planet
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as in mundane
having to do with the practical details of regular life
let's focus on terrestrial issues—such as how to pay the bills
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Recent Examples of terrestrial
On the Earth’s surface, companies, including Musk’s xAI, are already planning terrestrial AI data centers that’ll reach 1,000 megawatts (1 gigawatt) of computing capacity.
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Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026
Just like much of life on Earth, Astrophage have cell organelles called mitochondria, which would be in line with the idea that terrestrial life and Astrophage share a common ancestor, notes astrobiologist Mike Wong of Carnegie Science.
—Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2026
The celestial equator is just a projection of Earth’s terrestrial equator onto our sky and occupies the same mathematical plane as Earth’s terrestrial equator.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
While Jaworski led the underwater excavations, Szymon Lenarczyk headed the terrestrial team.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 14 Mar. 2026
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Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026
Just like much of life on Earth, Astrophage have cell organelles called mitochondria, which would be in line with the idea that terrestrial life and Astrophage share a common ancestor, notes astrobiologist Mike Wong of Carnegie Science.
—Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2026
The celestial equator is just a projection of Earth’s terrestrial equator onto our sky and occupies the same mathematical plane as Earth’s terrestrial equator.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
While Jaworski led the underwater excavations, Szymon Lenarczyk headed the terrestrial team.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 14 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for terrestrial
Adjective
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In the Paris Club, a similar power differential is reflected in the spatial and temporal arrangement of the procedures, which borders on the theatrical.—
Sven van Mourik,
The Dial,
31 Mar. 2026
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Traditional microscopy methods often lack either the spatial or temporal resolution needed to capture such phenomena.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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Jason Bateman delivers the mundane analogy like a pro, blending sincerity and uncertainty inside his singular, nervous vocal rhythms.—
Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
30 Mar. 2026
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Spring window washing sounds mundane.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Kansas City Star,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Over 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men in the United States have experienced rape, physical violence and/or stalking by an intimate partner in their lifetime, according to the National Domestic Violence Hotline.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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Endowed not only with a privileged birthright but—unlike the actual princes over in England, who had weak chins and went bald young—the physical stature to match?—
Jeffrey Eugenides,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Utilize them in your everyday cooking.—
Rebecca Firkser,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
2 Apr. 2026
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While Big Tech exploits vulnerable Floridians, Florida’s lawmakers are taking action to prevent the costs of data centers from shifting to regular utility ratepayers, ensuring that innovation does not come at the expense of everyday Floridians.—
Brendan Steinhauser,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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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
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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
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“Terrestrial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terrestrial. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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