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
At the time of their firing, Joslin worked as a career seasonal employee, specifically handling Yosemite's bat program and terrestrial wildlife data for all park research projects.
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Noe Padilla, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
The terms in which an awabi dreams are not for terrestrial primates to understand.
—Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
This honor recognizes the islands’ unique abundance of terrestrial and marine species found nowhere else on the planet.
—ABC News, 20 Feb. 2026
Early trials, not earth’s replacements The consensus among experts is that small pilot projects may emerge by the end of the decade—but not anything approaching the scale of today’s terrestrial data centers.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for terrestrial
Noe Padilla, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
The terms in which an awabi dreams are not for terrestrial primates to understand.
—Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
This honor recognizes the islands’ unique abundance of terrestrial and marine species found nowhere else on the planet.
—ABC News, 20 Feb. 2026
Early trials, not earth’s replacements The consensus among experts is that small pilot projects may emerge by the end of the decade—but not anything approaching the scale of today’s terrestrial data centers.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for terrestrial
Recent Examples of Synonyms for terrestrial
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While the magnitude of these surges varies by context, the temporal clustering of activity in both cases demonstrates that social media visibility is driven by discrete political and moral shocks rather than sustained baseline engagement.—
Arnaud Kurze,
The Conversation,
9 Mar. 2026
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When choosing trees for year-long interest, consider both long-term and temporal sources of color and texture, and think about how these combine with other elements.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
3 Mar. 2026
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No workers for mundane tasks Diez revealed that manufacturers worldwide are struggling to find laborers for highly repetitive physical tasks.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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The response was a playful dig at the mundane nature of the original headline.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Mar. 2026
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LaMelo Ball bodying up Noticing a more physical nature from LaMelo Ball this season?—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Mar. 2026
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Understanding the faces of early human ancestors is of interest to researchers because their features represent a connection between hominins and their physical and social surroundings, Beaudet said.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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Join us for our third CNBC Pro LIVE, where investors of all backgrounds - from financial professionals to everyday individuals - come together to cut through the noise and gain actionable strategies for smarter, more disciplined investing.—
Jason Gewirtz,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
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Balancing robots in orbit The concept draws inspiration from everyday human behavior.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Mar. 2026
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When Hamnet dies, Agnes lets out a sound of pure grief and rage and horror that is almost animal.—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
16 Feb. 2026
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And much like the fictional sport’s real-world counterpart, in this all-animal cinematic universe, roarball is the ultimate culture-definer.—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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During a roughly four-hour timespan centered on the time of perihelion, the comet will appear to pass behind the sun as seen from our earthly perspective, then rapidly swing around and cross in front of the sun.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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In the album’s most beautiful moments, Triplin makes arpeggios sound like prancing through an earthly paradise and sands off juke’s rough edges to produce rhythms that seem to chug along in the margins of a daydreaming brain.—
Kiana Mickles,
Pitchfork,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Terrestrial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terrestrial. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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