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Recent Examples of unspiritual
When the 1990s brought an emphasis on art being viewed as unspiritual, unpoetical, socioeconomic evidence, the perspective on Cole changed.
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Holland Cotter, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2018
Holland Cotter, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unspiritual
Adjective
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This upset yet again the worldly understanding of proper authority.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
5 Apr. 2026
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The worldly evidence is that the Pope’s words and presence had no direct effect.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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In the end, every survivor stands alone because what needs to heal is a soul shattered by the trivial evil of carnal greed, a pain so personal and unique even another survivor can’t fully understand it.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
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Wasserman was long presumed to be an mere philanthropic acquaintance of the vile and very well connected Epstein (who died in mysterious circumstances in a NYC jail in 2019), the massive document dump by Donald Trump‘s DOJ in late January revealed a carnal 2003 correspondence with Maxwell.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Even the runways were earthbound, with moss bearing the strutting weight of models at Hermès and Miu Miu—the latter of which had someone assigned to patching the areas guests stepped on.—
Kevin Huynh,
InStyle,
12 Mar. 2026
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If the demand for AI continues to grow, earthbound data centers—and power supplies—may not be able to keep up.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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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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Imperfect fleshly reality occupies the stage, the region where bones crack and wounds suppurate, schlumpy humans fall for each other, and jealousy roams murderously free.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
11 Mar. 2026
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Murderbot has been realized in fleshly form in the sculpted body of Alexander Skarsgård, on the new Apple TV+ series of the same name.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
13 June 2025
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
Adjective
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But a higher-education system that can no longer keep them safe from the vulgarities of the market, the siren song of cultural warfare, or the decidedly sublunary work of furnishing political propaganda is one that has not just failed the humanities, but failed entirely.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
12 Feb. 2026
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Our attention plunges in while the body remains firmly rooted in the sublunary world.—
Meghan O'Gieblyn,
WIRED,
16 Aug. 2023
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“Unspiritual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unspiritual. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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