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
Sátántangó’s desolate landscapes, dominated by mud, wind, and overcast skies, summoned a vision of earthly purgatory unrivaled in almost all of cinema.
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Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2026
The denominations of hell notes can often run to eight figures, though their face value has little bearing on their earthly price, which can be as low as a few cents.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
But although our earthly bodies may be broken and hurting and exhausted and want that break, our hearts and souls are still crying out to God, 'Use me, dear God!
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Dec. 2025
Jesus spent his earthly ministry performing miracles that saved lives and even brought people back from the dead.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 25 Dec. 2025
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Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2026
The denominations of hell notes can often run to eight figures, though their face value has little bearing on their earthly price, which can be as low as a few cents.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
But although our earthly bodies may be broken and hurting and exhausted and want that break, our hearts and souls are still crying out to God, 'Use me, dear God!
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Dec. 2025
Jesus spent his earthly ministry performing miracles that saved lives and even brought people back from the dead.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 25 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for earthly
Adjective
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In this example the information is temporal, slight, and of little broad use.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Jan. 2026
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It’s shaped around facial proportions, temporal corners, and the way hair naturally grows.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
20 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Last spring, my colleague Elaine Godfrey wrote about finding joy in mundane places.—
Isabel Fattal,
The Atlantic,
24 Jan. 2026
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Product breadth is huge, some customer tasks may be highly technical, others mundane but requiring accuracy, and others still are more about look and feel.—
Mark Faithfull,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Why would a large terrestrial ungulate with long legs abandon its hooves in favor of claws?—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
18 Jan. 2026
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Long-nosed bandicoots make their homes in forests, shrublands, grasslands, and terrestrial environments.—
Marina Watts,
PEOPLE,
16 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The game featured physical defense from both teams.—
Dan Rios,
Daily News,
24 Jan. 2026
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Subtle effects include slower thinking, greater reactivity, weight gain, other physical changes, and diminished executive presence.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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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“Earthly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earthly. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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