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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
It has been embraced and celebrated in Colorado and surrounding states for decades, not only to get a bird’s-eye view of the earth below, but also as a visual spectacle from the ground up.
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Shauna Farnell, Denver Post, 25 May 2026
Leo Woodall may be journeying to fantastical locales with his foray into Middle-earth, but his casting in the continuation of The Lord of the Rings saga is planted firmly in the realm of reality.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 25 May 2026
The first film in the Thor series sees the god of thunder exiled from his fabled home of Asgard to earth where he is forced to learn humility.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
For decades, the red earth around the eastern Cuban town of Moa fueled the Cuban Revolution.
—Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 24 May 2026
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Shauna Farnell, Denver Post, 25 May 2026
Leo Woodall may be journeying to fantastical locales with his foray into Middle-earth, but his casting in the continuation of The Lord of the Rings saga is planted firmly in the realm of reality.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 25 May 2026
The first film in the Thor series sees the god of thunder exiled from his fabled home of Asgard to earth where he is forced to learn humility.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
For decades, the red earth around the eastern Cuban town of Moa fueled the Cuban Revolution.
—Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 24 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for earth
Noun
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Fred died last year but built the greatest transportation company on the planet.—
Stephen Moore,
Boston Herald,
29 May 2026
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SpaceX will be vying for slices of a fast-expanding pie with the Microsofts, Googles and other titans that constitutes perhaps the toughest roster of rivals on the planet.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Insufficient Watering Tomatoes require constant moisture rather than fluctuating periods of wet and dry soil.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
29 May 2026
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The scientific one — understanding how nitrogenase, tucked inside an ordinary soil bacterium, accomplishes what the Haber-Bosch process requires an industrial furnace to do — remained open.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
29 May 2026
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In state elections this month an alliance led by above-ground communist parties was voted out in the southern state of Kerala, the first time in decades that Marxist political parties are not in power in any of India’s states or territories.—
Dhruv Tikekar,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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The project, which broke ground about a year ago, was funded through a combination of state matching funds and remaining city of Mission Viejo redevelopment funds.—
Heather McRea,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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And while there's never a shortage of warm-weather outfit inspiration, your summer wardrobe doesn't have to cost a fortune — especially thanks to HSN's Memorial Day sale.—
Tanya Sharma,
PEOPLE,
25 May 2026
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Things would have to fall pretty precisely for the event to occur, but both clubs will have been made well aware of the potential for a one-off, winner-takes-all game to decide their European fortunes next season.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
24 May 2026
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Mini Kanye West performed on a miniature globe stage alongside Mini Justin Bieber (the real West reposted the performance).—
Kimberly Nordyke,
HollywoodReporter,
23 May 2026
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SailGP Launches Hong Kong Grand Prix The Rolex SailGP Championship is heading to Hong Kong for the first time as the league unveiled a globe-spanning 13-event calendar for the 2027 season.—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
22 May 2026
Noun
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So how did Breslow land on Durbin as the target as opposed to, say, another infielder with more power but less defense?—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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In it, a Native Hawaiian family struggles to reclaim the ancestral lands that colonization, tourism, and rampant development threaten to overrun.—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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Amid the chaos, Rai found a father burying his infant child, no more than a year or two old, in the shallow dirt.—
Taran Dugal,
New Yorker,
23 May 2026
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His style blends old school vibes with a modern feel that is best summed up as red dirt and Americana.—
David Hookstead OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2026
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The bundle of 10,000 sodium atoms, about the size of a modern transistor gate, is an order of magnitude larger than previous records, but still significantly smaller than Erwin Schrödinger’s pet cat.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
29 May 2026
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This bundle is, naturally, now headlined by TOBS.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2026
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“Earth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earth. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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