1
as in everyday
having to do with the practical details of regular life
they didn't want to be bothered with mundane concerns like doing the dishes while on vacation
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as in temporal
having to do with life on earth especially as opposed to that in heaven
a period for reflection and penitence, when spiritual concerns should take precedence over those that are mundane
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Recent Examples of mundane
His job description entailed everything from the mundane to the shocking.
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 23 May 2025
But last week four men were arrested in Tokyo for a more mundane crime - operating a yakuza office too close to a library.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
There is also the cumulative stress of police work: the daily drips of violence, misery and death; the relentless staccato of calls that can spiral from mundane to dramatic in a split second.
—Katja Ridderbusch, NPR, 26 May 2025
Some of the lines capture hilariously mundane moments of humanity.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 26 May 2025
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 23 May 2025
But last week four men were arrested in Tokyo for a more mundane crime - operating a yakuza office too close to a library.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
There is also the cumulative stress of police work: the daily drips of violence, misery and death; the relentless staccato of calls that can spiral from mundane to dramatic in a split second.
—Katja Ridderbusch, NPR, 26 May 2025
Some of the lines capture hilariously mundane moments of humanity.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 26 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for mundane
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mundane
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There were birthday parties, holidays and everyday traditions.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
3 June 2025
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Family vacations, in particular, give you and your family a chance to get away from the monotony of everyday routine and be fully present with one another.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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The people who had higher negativity bias were found to have reduced blood flow in the frontal, temporal and parietal lobes — regions critical for decision-making, memory and emotional regulation, according to Amen.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2025
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Stories offer a generosity of space—temporal, emotional, political—that real-time clinical work does not.—
Danielle Ofri,
New Yorker,
7 June 2025
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But SpaceX has also had to build large ground stations around the world, known as gateways, to pipe data into space from the terrestrial Internet.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 June 2025
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This model reshapes terrestrial manufacturing, enabling real-time diagnostics, predictive maintenance and rapid iteration.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
Adjective
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However, while the arrival of a new baby is often celebrated, the physical, emotional and psychological transitions that accompany this time are frequently overlooked.—
Darlin Tillery,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 2025
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There isn’t any physical, material world in crypto.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
3 June 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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But in the earthly order, utility—usefulness for man—is the main determiner of value.—
Alejandro Antonio Chafuen,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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The Assumption, proclaimed by Pius XII in 1950, is the doctrine that Mary was taken body and soul into heaven at the end of her earthly life.—
Dennis Doyle,
The Conversation,
8 May 2025
Adjective
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Djuna Bostick, 59, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter and negligent child abuse by a willful act or omission causing serious bodily injury, according to the Hamlet Police Department.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Charlotte Observer,
12 June 2025
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Dale was charged with official oppression, a Class A misdemeanor, and Bean was charged with official oppression and injury to a child with intentional bodily injury, a third-degree felony.—
Samara Gerstle,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 June 2025
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Members of the second live according to self-love and seek worldly power.—
Alejandro Antonio Chafuen,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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But after loading all her worldly possessions into the back of Sam’s decaying van-cab, what should have been a simple fare becomes a wild, late-night odyssey.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
6 May 2025
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“Mundane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mundane. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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