earthbound
adjective
earth·bound
ˈərth-ˌbau̇nd 
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a dull and earthbound mind
we have too many earthbound worries to speculate on the number of angels who can dance on the head of a pin
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As a medium indicated in an earlier scene, the Presence is confused by linear, earthbound time and is occupying the past to prevent a terrible event.
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J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 25 Jan. 2025
Midas Man gently weeps for Epstein, and rightly so, but leaves his story largely earthbound.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2025
Trips cost the same as earthbound forms of transit, starting around $1.90 per ride.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
In pre-pandemic times, comic book adaptations were Teflon at the box office, but they’ve recently been greeted with grosses that are earthbound — or worse.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 27 Dec. 2024
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J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 25 Jan. 2025
Midas Man gently weeps for Epstein, and rightly so, but leaves his story largely earthbound.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2025
Trips cost the same as earthbound forms of transit, starting around $1.90 per ride.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
In pre-pandemic times, comic book adaptations were Teflon at the box office, but they’ve recently been greeted with grosses that are earthbound — or worse.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Earthbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earthbound. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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