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as in ground
the loose surface material in which plants naturally grow
set the plants deep enough into the earth so that they'll be sure to take root
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as in fortune
a very large amount of money
it'll cost the earth to repair that porcelain vase, so make sure that it's worth it
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Recent Examples of earth
Centuries later the dawn of the industrial age brought massive amounts of lead mined from deep in the earth into the air and water.
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Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 30 Mar. 2026
The arrival of something spiritual or otherworldly in a place that seems so grounded in the earth.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
In an interview ahead of Palm Sunday, senior pastor Robert Jeffress reflected on specific scripture that says the whole world will burn someday, but there will be a new heaven and a new earth with Christ.
—Dallas Morning News, 29 Mar. 2026
Your dutiful correspondent’s first impression of his favorite place on earth upon returning here for his 37th home opener wasn’t about the deep green or brilliant blue or enduring mountainscape.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
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Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 30 Mar. 2026
The arrival of something spiritual or otherworldly in a place that seems so grounded in the earth.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
In an interview ahead of Palm Sunday, senior pastor Robert Jeffress reflected on specific scripture that says the whole world will burn someday, but there will be a new heaven and a new earth with Christ.
—Dallas Morning News, 29 Mar. 2026
Your dutiful correspondent’s first impression of his favorite place on earth upon returning here for his 37th home opener wasn’t about the deep green or brilliant blue or enduring mountainscape.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for earth
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Fast-forward to the present, and the biennial format has spread across the planet as part of a global culture industry driven as much by tourism and city branding as by artistic ambitions.—
Daniel Birnbaum,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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Then there are the intangibles, the seductive addictiveness of just how meaningful English football is, both to each club’s community and to the entire planet.—
Andrés Martinez,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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As the train pulled into the precincts of Guilin, Martha and Joost gazed out the window at a series of pointy green hills poking up out of bright-orange soil.—
Cassandra Neyenesch,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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Borlaug’s life reflects the kind of innovation that can grow from Iowa soil and reach far beyond it.—
Kate Levasseur,
Des Moines Register,
29 Mar. 2026
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The adjacent training grounds are world-class and will remain the team’s practice facility.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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That earlier incident also led to ground stops at DCA, IAD, and BWI, stranding passengers and causing ripple effects across the national air travel system.—
De'Anthony Taylor,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Mar. 2026
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As this sweeping history points out, however, the greenback is only the latest in a centuries-long series of global currencies, including the Dutch guilder and the British pound sterling, whose statures have risen and fallen with the fortunes of their issuers.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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There’s no time to waste in turning around the fortunes of the Premier League’s biggest underachievers.—
Graham Ruthven,
New York Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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Kathy Truong, a quality control manager for an industrial chemical company, attended the rally with a cardboard cutout of a globe covered by a scroll of toilet paper and poop emojis.—
Staff And Wire Reports,
Daily News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Smart Speaker Deals Amazon's Alexa voice assistant comes in a wide variety of form factors, but the original is the Echo speaker, which has transformed from a tall cylinder to a tiny little globe.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
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Framed as deregulation, the bill sets a statewide minimum lot size of 1,500 square feet while also shrinking setbacks and eliminating dimensional requirements that could stand in the way of building multiple compact homes on at least four acres of land.—
Mark Dee
March 28,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Mar. 2026
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The all-volunteer Planning Commission considers matters related to land-use planning and development, implements the city’s general plan, reviews development applications and serves as an intermediary between the public and the City Council.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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The ring top holds dirt collected from home plate during Game 7, visible through a glass window when the ring is opened.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
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Once this debris was removed and sent to landfills, the focus shifted downward to the lot’s remaining dirt.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The latest Fubo lineup deals come as the teams behind RSNs continue to eye streaming platform options as the traditional pay TV bundle — where RSNs were bundled into basic cable packages and subscribers paid for the channel — continues to decline amid cord-cutting.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2026
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The bundle includes the standard Starlink dish and the Gen 3 router, which supports tri-band Wi-Fi 6.—
Brian Westover,
PC Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Earth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earth. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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