1
as in temporal
having to do with life on earth especially as opposed to that in heaven
scientists haven't even found all the terrestrial life on our planet
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2
as in mundane
having to do with the practical details of regular life
let's focus on terrestrial issues—such as how to pay the bills
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Recent Examples of terrestrial
Feldman was intrigued by the prospect of making extraterrestrial contact via information: specifically, alien instructions on how to build an instrument that could talk to terrestrial humans.
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ArsTechnica, 13 July 2025
Flying drones may avoid some problems navigating terrestrial obstacles and potentially be less intrusive and faster.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2025
The team also discovered two more new species of terrestrial breeding frog.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 23 June 2025
As a result, Martian dust devils can be thrice as large as their terrestrial analogues.
—Unnati Ashar, Space.com, 2 July 2025
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ArsTechnica, 13 July 2025
Flying drones may avoid some problems navigating terrestrial obstacles and potentially be less intrusive and faster.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2025
The team also discovered two more new species of terrestrial breeding frog.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 23 June 2025
As a result, Martian dust devils can be thrice as large as their terrestrial analogues.
—Unnati Ashar, Space.com, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for terrestrial
Adjective
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The film makes the prisoners’ civil-rights violations explicit as these vulnerable characters are dropped into legal and temporal limbo and are denied the right of due process, an ongoing conversation in light of recent deportations.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Vulture,
11 July 2025
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But there’s nothing average about MULA, and their new album, ETERNA, blasts these alchemic blends with darkwave, shattering temporal constructs of nostalgia and futurism with a tropi-goth sound for all seasons.—
Richard Villegas,
Rolling Stone,
7 July 2025
Adjective
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Smiling, eye contact and small talk should be kept to a minimum and be strictly mundane.—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
12 July 2025
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There will, of course, be speculation that the Microsoft Outlook outage is cyberattack related, but the reality is likely to be more mundane.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Our goal should be to ensure children have access to technology that supports their learning, connection with friends, and fun, while also preventing excessive use that disrupts sleep or physical activity.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
21 July 2025
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Need to know: Disappearance of Neanderthals Neanderthals inhabited Europe and Asia beginning about 400,000 years ago—but by roughly 40,000 years ago, physical evidence of them vanishes from the archaeological record.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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Decorating became less about style statements and more about solving everyday problems, creatively and affordably.—
Sophie Flaxman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 July 2025
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That most affects Ozuna, who was the everyday DH before Snitker decided to start using catchers Sean Murphy and rookie Drake Baldwin in the lineup together, one catching and the other DH’ing.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
21 July 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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The moon is not the only thing that can shorten earthly days.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
9 July 2025
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For those in the New Apostolic Reformation, these flags symbolize the belief that when all earthly authority fails, people have the right to appeal directly to God’s authority to justify resistance.—
Art Jipson,
The Conversation,
8 July 2025
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“Terrestrial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terrestrial. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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