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
Atmosphere explores the themes of sacrifice, public service, and the transformative power of love in a more earthbound version of what propels Marvel superheroes.
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Maureen Lee Lenker Published, EW.com, 15 July 2025
Peter is the most outwardly hostile and simultaneously most recognizably earthbound of the film’s three brothers.
—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
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Maureen Lee Lenker Published, EW.com, 15 July 2025
Peter is the most outwardly hostile and simultaneously most recognizably earthbound of the film’s three brothers.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for earthbound
Adjective
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Because the Dolce Vita runs on regular Italian tracks, there are occasional pauses for more mundane events like engine swaps, traffic snarlups and delays.—
Antonia Mortensen,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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In the video, Rosalía goes back and forth between mundane errands wihile the entire orchestra follows her around at home, at the doctor, at a coffee shop, and more.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The novella lacks the temporal markers that indicate how much time has passed between episodes and exhibits an abundance of characters with ruptured psyches.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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Integrative regions such as the temporal poles and insular cortex allow both positive and negative events to fit together, potentially into a framework that facilitates long-term well-being.—
Anthony Vaccaro,
Scientific American,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Having exhausted our terrestrial destination, humanity is now reaching for extraterrestrial ones.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
22 Oct. 2025
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Instead of running physical cables that connect your home or RV to the greater internet, Starlink uses a series of low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites that communicate between your home dish and a terrestrial gateway somewhere else on Earth.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In early Christian thinking, its connotations of languor and listlessness, within the spirit no less than the body, lent it the status of a sin—a turning aside from God for the sake of earthly sorrow.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Ordinary matter makes up everything from the cosmic (planets and stars) to the earthly (people and trees).—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Is basketball good for your physical health?—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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In this case, the donation is a physical piece of equipment, and the money can’t be diverted to something else, Obayashi said.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
2 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Not quite plant, not quite animal; delicious and wild and rare.—
Callie Sumlin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 Oct. 2025
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Perhaps unsurprisingly, dogs were more likely to respond to animal stimuli than to non-animal stimuli.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 July 2025
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“Earthbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earthbound. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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