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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
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In addition to being a formidable businessman, Armani is credited with breathing new life into menswear and creating a new system of dressing for women, marrying Italian leggerezza with worldly references (China was a frequent reference point) and becoming synonymous with timeless elegance.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
4 Sep. 2025
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Shannon McLaren infuses her fashion experience and worldly perspective into Prairie Interiors, her Newport Beach firm.—
Elizabeth Stamp,
Architectural Digest,
3 Sep. 2025
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It was once widely believed throughout Europe that stars produced an ethereal fluid that somehow influenced earthly affairs.—
Martha Barnette
August 6,
Literary Hub,
6 Aug. 2025
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Most scientists with relevant expertise suspected the specimen had been contaminated with earthly life, which is the consensus today.—
F.D. Flam,
Twin Cities,
6 Aug. 2025
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When Rachel puts the moves on a local boy (Garrett Hedlund), her eyes flash with a kind of carnal appreciation — but for just a second.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Each issue centers around the bonds that women form with each other, and in this case, forged vis-à-vis a carnal and violent bloodbath.—
Tiffany Leigh,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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When the theater faces demolition, Thida must decide whether to move on to her next life or remain earthbound after developing an unexpected relationship with Hai, a mortal man.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
15 Aug. 2025
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Superman is rarely considered in his own right, rather than as a foil to more earthbound, angsty superheroes such as the Randian vigilante Batman, or to Spider-Man, the idealized boy next door.—
Derek Robertson,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Aug. 2025
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One of the more mundane-yet-fascinating categories requiring significant upgrades was and is positional precision or, in other words, the understanding of the vehicle’s location versus a global map.—
Steve Tengler,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The joke density is lethally calibrated between the writing, direction, performances, reactions, and heightened absurdity of any mundane situation.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
3 Sep. 2025
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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
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That was the thing about Succession — its characters were monstrous, but the show never lost sight of their fleshly fallibility, their doubts and vulnerabilities.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
31 May 2025
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Context requires holding multiple layers of reality simultaneously—the organizational politics, cultural dynamics, personal histories, and temporal factors that shape every interaction.—
Michael Hudson,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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This pair of daring temporal adventurers makes hops, skips, and jumps along the time stream with Sam popping up randomly into different bodies throughout history.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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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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Planets and stars, eclipses and conjunctions would seem to have no direct effect on our lives, unlike the mundane and sublunary antics of our fellow humans.—
Alison Gopnik,
WSJ,
25 Aug. 2022
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“Unspiritual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unspiritual. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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