as in mundane
having to do with life on earth especially as opposed to that in heaven
we have too many earthbound worries to speculate on the number of angels who can dance on the head of a pin
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Recent Examples of earthbound
Peter is the most outwardly hostile and simultaneously most recognizably earthbound of the film’s three brothers.
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 June 2025
Saitama Prefecture, Japan August is great for: an earthbound alternative to the Milky Way.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 26 May 2025
Katy Perry brought a few earthbound things with her during her 10-minute trip to outer space.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 15 Apr. 2025
Other previewing productions made fine box office showings, if more earthbound than the starry mega-grossers.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2025
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 June 2025
Saitama Prefecture, Japan August is great for: an earthbound alternative to the Milky Way.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 26 May 2025
Katy Perry brought a few earthbound things with her during her 10-minute trip to outer space.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 15 Apr. 2025
Other previewing productions made fine box office showings, if more earthbound than the starry mega-grossers.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for earthbound
Adjective
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The pair’s fight is fueled by the mundane (a busted dinner party) and the profound (Mark’s addiction, Dawn’s codependence, the constant pressure of professional fighting).—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
1 Oct. 2025
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Between food prep and costume store runs, the magic of Halloween can quickly become mundane.—
Parents Editors,
Parents,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Other researchers took a look at the data and found that inorganic processes or terrestrial contamination could replicate all the evidence from the meteorite.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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For the past 60+ years, the name NASA has been synonymous with humanity’s vision to dream about horizons far beyond the bounds of our terrestrial worries.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This temporal blurring between past and present is echoed in the structure of the installation itself, which creates a kind of time loop between the two films, shuttling the viewer between the immediate danger of the war’s outbreak and the lingering trauma of its memory.—
Joanna Warsza,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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Las acciones de Google son especialmente insensibles y graves ante el cierre administrativo temporal del gobierno (shutdown), ignorando las peticiones de funcionarios gubernamentales y organizaciones hispanas que les solicitaron mantener la programación de Univision en el paquete principal.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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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Scholars intuited a link between the celestial and earthly multitudes.—
Greg Grandin
September 23,
Literary Hub,
23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In the cold and austere German winter (a far cry from Dakar’s physical and cultural warmth), an anxious Nourou acts up outside a hotel and is accosted by a Polish security guard, setting off a minor chain reaction in which Maja intervenes on his behalf, much to his chagrin.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
28 Sep. 2025
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Cottrell is facing one count of murder and one count of tampering with physical evidence.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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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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“Earthbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earthbound. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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