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as in mundane
having to do with life on earth especially as opposed to that in heaven
do not worry about temporal concerns, but instead focus on spiritual matters
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as in secular
not involving religion or religious matters
administrators on campus are in place to deal with students' temporal needs, and spiritual advisors are available to help students with their nontemporal needs
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Recent Examples of temporal
This temporal mismatch creates an opportunity for businesses that can deliver credibility instantly.
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Ascend Agency, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2025
Also, the temporal police known as the TVA (or the Time Variance Authority) are now keeping an eye out to make sure no future Kangs come into existence.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 30 July 2025
Schwarcz detailed the complex nature of the surgery, which often combines temporal lifts, canthoplasty or canthopexy, and sometimes thread lifting.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 May 2025
By fusing spiritual and temporal power, the period’s absurd-seeming battles over mystical doctrine—was the blood truly present in the chalice, or merely indicated in it?—were inseparable from struggles for worldly authority.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
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Ascend Agency, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2025
Also, the temporal police known as the TVA (or the Time Variance Authority) are now keeping an eye out to make sure no future Kangs come into existence.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 30 July 2025
Schwarcz detailed the complex nature of the surgery, which often combines temporal lifts, canthoplasty or canthopexy, and sometimes thread lifting.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 May 2025
By fusing spiritual and temporal power, the period’s absurd-seeming battles over mystical doctrine—was the blood truly present in the chalice, or merely indicated in it?—were inseparable from struggles for worldly authority.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for temporal
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His real talent seemed to be inferring some of the more mundane details of my life.—
Webb Wright,
Scientific American,
18 Aug. 2025
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Many people worry that AI will one day overthrow and destroy us, but many more worry about the mundane eventualities of ongoing AI integration.—
Christian Perry,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The company has a strong competitive advantage in addressing secular trends such as artificial intelligence, datacenter, cybersecurity, cloud migration, e-commerce and high customer switching costs.—
Larry Light,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Wishing you a weekend of wholesome bites, secular prayers, and fresh discoveries.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
8 Aug. 2025
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The researchers used data from a suite of four NASA satellites to analyze changes in terrestrial water storage over the past 22 years.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
25 July 2025
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The Underground Carbon Crisis Mycorrhizal fungi form vast underground networks that connect and sustain over 90% of all terrestrial plant species, channelling nutrients, supporting food systems, biodiversity, and ecosystem resilience.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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The new species was identified by its scale pattern, skeleton, jaws, body proportions and other subtle physical features, the study said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
14 Aug. 2025
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Linkin Park reenters the general sales ranking at No. 85 and comes in one spot lower on the list of the top-selling physical titles.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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It was once widely believed throughout Europe that stars produced an ethereal fluid that somehow influenced earthly affairs.—
Martha Barnette
August 6,
Literary Hub,
6 Aug. 2025
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Because his reality emerges from fiction, Musk is untethered from any sense of earthly constraints.—
Franklin Foer,
The Atlantic,
28 July 2025
Adjective
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The man, a Mexican national, pleaded not guilty to assaulting a federal officer, assaulting a federal officer resulting in bodily injury and destruction of government property, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
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The following items are prohibited: Any object that can be used to inflict bodily injury or disrupt the event, chemical dispensing devices, noise-making devices, two-way radios.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
9 Aug. 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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“Temporal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temporal. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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