as in mundane
having to do with life on earth especially as opposed to that in heaven
in the expenditure of his psychic energies, he strives to strike a balance between the celestial and the terrene
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for terrene
Adjective
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Decades later, that mundane trip provided the missing link to break China’s monopoly on the global electric vehicle supply chain.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
28 May 2026 -
The action shifts to New York for just one extended sequence, set in a bar, where Tommy and Jeff reunite to discuss their more mundane lives in the months since their day in Brigadoon.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
27 May 2026
Noun
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So how did Breslow land on Durbin as the target as opposed to, say, another infielder with more power but less defense?—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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In it, a Native Hawaiian family struggles to reclaim the ancestral lands that colonization, tourism, and rampant development threaten to overrun.—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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These areas included the prefrontal cortex, cingulate cortex, parietal and temporal cortices, and the amygdala, which are involved in pain processing, emotional regulation, and cognition.—
Stephanie Anderson Witmer,
Health,
2 June 2026
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His head sustained a small temporal fracture and a small brain bleed.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
23 May 2026
Noun
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The volcanic plains on the near side of the moon are home to a group of elements including potassium, rare earth elements, phosphorous among others – known as Procellarum KREEP terrane (PKT) that is rare elsewhere on the moon.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN,
11 Apr. 2022
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Beyond that is hilly terrane that is mostly volcanic material that make up most of the surface of Mars.—
Erik Klemetti,
Discover Magazine,
16 Feb. 2021
Adjective
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Meanwhile, Sarv Dharavane, who is a three-time bee veteran, took third place after misspelling the tropical African terrestrial orchid, disa, according to CNN.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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The channel can be freely accessed by terrestrial, cable, satellite, and digital television.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
Noun
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Each tribe or nation in the region passes down their own oral histories about this spectacular landform, but there are similarities among them.—
Kelsey Olsen,
Travel + Leisure,
22 May 2026
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Today, meteorologists can take a pandemoniac system — Earth’s atmosphere, oceans, and landforms — and make accurate forecasts up to two weeks into the future.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 May 2026
Adjective
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At the time, detectives collected and preserved physical evidence but were unable to narrow down a suspect.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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As for agentic commerce, in Jain’s framing, only Google, Anthropic, and Bilt have the breadth of demand-side merchant integrations to power AI commerce in the physical world.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Expansive windows and view-facing gathering spaces were designed to keep the landscape in the foreground, from morning light across the water to sunset color washing over the hills.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
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There’s so much diversity in terms of landscapes and different industries.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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“Terrene.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terrene. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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