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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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
He was instantly hooked by Channel 4’s weekly NFL coverage following the terrestrial channel’s launch in 1982.
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Peter Carline, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Indeed, America’s adversaries, such as China, Russia, and Iran, as well as its allies, such as the United Kingdom and South Korea, are all exploring or implementing terrestrial backups for their GPS infrastructure.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 7 Oct. 2025
For the past 60+ years, the name NASA has been synonymous with humanity’s vision to dream about horizons far beyond the bounds of our terrestrial worries.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 1 Oct. 2025
But beyond its sheer existence, as a large terrestrial bird with a limited capacity for flight, the Menura fits into a rare category of birds like ostriches and penguins that stay grounded rather than taking off into the skies.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2025
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Peter Carline, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Indeed, America’s adversaries, such as China, Russia, and Iran, as well as its allies, such as the United Kingdom and South Korea, are all exploring or implementing terrestrial backups for their GPS infrastructure.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 7 Oct. 2025
For the past 60+ years, the name NASA has been synonymous with humanity’s vision to dream about horizons far beyond the bounds of our terrestrial worries.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 1 Oct. 2025
But beyond its sheer existence, as a large terrestrial bird with a limited capacity for flight, the Menura fits into a rare category of birds like ostriches and penguins that stay grounded rather than taking off into the skies.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for terrestrial
Adjective
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This temporal displacement frees Pynchon to offer sidelong commentary on contemporary politics without getting trapped in the flux of the present or being too on the nose.—
Jack Denton,
Vulture,
6 Oct. 2025
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To practice ‘future temporal focused’ networking, create a timetable and ask yourself key questions.—
Sarah Maokosy,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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Many are multipurpose, mundane items that can be used on the body and even in your diet.—
Essence,
Essence,
21 Oct. 2025
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Let’s go outside the mundane and what people know us as every day.—
Jack Irvin,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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Santos Jimenez remains in good physical shape, with Debbie Jimenez noting that her father-in-law would likely be going for a walk after the interview.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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But his unconventional and physical style of play as a 6-foot-2, 235-pound quarterback is what endears him to them on the field.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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Because Moreno was not yet established, the Diamondbacks wanted an everyday outfielder in Gurriel, too.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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The project advances from lab to real-world scale with real heavy-duty trucks and buses using the infrastructure in everyday conditions.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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Not quite plant, not quite animal; delicious and wild and rare.—
Callie Sumlin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 Oct. 2025
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Perhaps unsurprisingly, dogs were more likely to respond to animal stimuli than to non-animal stimuli.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 July 2025
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In early Christian thinking, its connotations of languor and listlessness, within the spirit no less than the body, lent it the status of a sin—a turning aside from God for the sake of earthly sorrow.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Ordinary matter makes up everything from the cosmic (planets and stars) to the earthly (people and trees).—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Terrestrial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terrestrial. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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