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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as in land
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for terrene
Adjective
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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 -
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
Noun
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With Hasan in Gaza is an aching witness to the beauty of this land and the struggle of its people, neither of which may soon be recognizable at all.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 Aug. 2025
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The booming financial hub was the family’s first real estate development, carved out from vast tracts of agricultural land acquired when the Philippines was still a colony of Spain.—
Jonathan Burgos,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Drifting between moving-image formats and collaging local textures and bygone voices, Oscar Ruiz Navia’s film reflects on loss and mourning as experiences of temporal dislocation.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 Aug. 2025
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Without temporal intelligence, scale becomes noise.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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
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The hummocky terrane leading away from Mount St. Helens after the May 19, 1980 eruption.—
Erik Klemetti,
Discover Magazine,
8 Jan. 2019
Adjective
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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
Noun
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Over eons, this deeply buried and buoyant salt layer squeezed upward in other places throughout the region, warping the surface into dramatic landforms like stone arches and spires.—
Mike Bezemek,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 July 2025
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Other landforms that are 132,000 years old are laterally offset by 75 meters (about 246 feet).—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
29 July 2025
Adjective
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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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The study demonstrates that contemporary archaeology is not about hunting for treasure, but reading signs in the sediment and understanding relationships among all the surviving physical evidence, said Daniel Diffendale, postdoctoral researcher at the Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Their mutual understanding of how to navigate the media landscape is something Kelce values in their relationship.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
12 Aug. 2025
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By embracing consolidation and AI, organizations can move beyond fragmented security tools and finally achieve the level of protection required in today’s threat landscape.—
Mohan Koo,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Terrene.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terrene. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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