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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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
Most of the time, the creature is invisible, only given away by roars or its footprints in the soil of this extra-terrestrial world.
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Richard Edwards, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Based on Mathieu Mategot's original 1953 design, the Satellite pendant has, as its name would suggest, a terrestrial presence.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 31 Mar. 2026
By bringing to the seas this terrestrial invention, seagrasses grew in ways that no other ocean species could, in rugged mats of almost unbreakable fibers.
—David George Haskell, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
Svalbard polar bears have been getting fatter as sea-ice loss encourages their transition to terrestrial food sources.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
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Richard Edwards, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Based on Mathieu Mategot's original 1953 design, the Satellite pendant has, as its name would suggest, a terrestrial presence.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 31 Mar. 2026
By bringing to the seas this terrestrial invention, seagrasses grew in ways that no other ocean species could, in rugged mats of almost unbreakable fibers.
—David George Haskell, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
Svalbard polar bears have been getting fatter as sea-ice loss encourages their transition to terrestrial food sources.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for terrestrial
Adjective
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In the Paris Club, a similar power differential is reflected in the spatial and temporal arrangement of the procedures, which borders on the theatrical.—
Sven van Mourik,
The Dial,
31 Mar. 2026
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Traditional microscopy methods often lack either the spatial or temporal resolution needed to capture such phenomena.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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The subreddit was going wild trying to come up with ways Hans could have done so, from the mundane—a receiver in his ear or an RFD ring on a toe—to the more creative.—
Ben Mezrich,
Vanity Fair,
6 Apr. 2026
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After a powerful liftoff Wednesday, Artemis II’s journey to the moon has been about as mundane as a deep space mission can get.—
Noah Haggerty,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Over 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men in the United States have experienced rape, physical violence and/or stalking by an intimate partner in their lifetime, according to the National Domestic Violence Hotline.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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Endowed not only with a privileged birthright but—unlike the actual princes over in England, who had weak chins and went bald young—the physical stature to match?—
Jeffrey Eugenides,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
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Choptima is a sleek, high-quality series of chopping boards designed in Denmark for everyday kitchen use.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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That means researchers and everyday birdwatchers are finding species faster than new ones are disappearing from the record.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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Regulators are trying to push drug development into a post-animal testing era.—
Meghana Keshavan,
STAT,
19 Mar. 2026
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In Oman, as across the Gulf, a top-tier camel is less animal than asset class: meticulously pedigreed, obsessively trained, and paraded before judges who score on everything from ear set to gait.—
Tanya Akim,
Forbes.com,
25 Feb. 2026
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The ebb and flow sounds like rustling leaves or trickling water, somehow both earthly and hyperreal.—
Aimee Cliff,
Pitchfork,
3 Apr. 2026
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Two television cameras looking down from an altitude of about 450 miles made initial pictures of earthly cloud patterns on the satellite’s second orbitable trip.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Terrestrial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terrestrial. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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