as in mundane
having to do with life on earth especially as opposed to that in heaven
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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Recent Examples of earthbound
Midas Man gently weeps for Epstein, and rightly so, but leaves his story largely earthbound.
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2025
Entrepreneurs face similar, albeit more earthbound, temptations.
—Aytekin Tank, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
This almost didn’t happen, because finding the Venn diagram overlap between a movie that felt authentic to Deadpool, who is an earthbound anti-hero, raw and unvarnished storytelling, pretty gritty.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 27 Dec. 2024
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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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2025
Entrepreneurs face similar, albeit more earthbound, temptations.
—Aytekin Tank, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
This almost didn’t happen, because finding the Venn diagram overlap between a movie that felt authentic to Deadpool, who is an earthbound anti-hero, raw and unvarnished storytelling, pretty gritty.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 27 Dec. 2024
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for earthbound
Adjective
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There is also the cumulative stress of police work: the daily drips of violence, misery and death; the relentless staccato of calls that can spiral from mundane to dramatic in a split second.—
Katja Ridderbusch,
NPR,
26 May 2025
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Some of the lines capture hilariously mundane moments of humanity.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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The new study suggests, however, that records of ancient tsunamis may be found in the form of amber and other terrestrial material deposited in deep-sea sediments.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
15 May 2025
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Moving some of those data centers to space, whether placed in stationary locations on the moon or traveling in near-Earth orbit, could reduce the environmental impact of our terrestrial digital infrastructure.—
Michael Wu,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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Though the papal tiara, symbolizing spiritual, temporal and supreme power, is still revered, no pope has worn it since Paul VI (1963-1978), who sold his for charity.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
18 May 2025
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Those questions are, so often, temporal and corporeal.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2025
Adjective
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They are lined with stainless steel and their flip-up tops reveal beetles swarming the earthly remains of various small animals, mostly birds.—
Corey Kilgannon,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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From the time of its populist founding, the Christian Church professed profound optimism about life, both earthly and eternal.—
Richard D. Mahoney,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Thanks to therapy and physical rehab, Foxx has come a long way since then.—
Staff Author,
EW.com,
23 May 2025
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It's been a season where physical strength and unwavering loyalty have held more weight than the deception and betrayal commonly found in previous seasons of the long-running reality competition show.—
Emily DeLetter,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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In 2022, the FDA Modernization Act 2.0 paved the way for alternatives to animal testing, and in December 2023, an NIH advisory committee made similar recommendations to develop non-animal methods.—
Rachel Fobar,
Vox,
14 May 2025
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Rendering is a process that transforms animal by-products, like leftover meat and fats...and yes, chicken feet, into usable materials, such as animal feed, fuel, and other industrial products.—
Phil Kafarakis,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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“Earthbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earthbound. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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