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
Humankind goes to the moon and back; earthbound heroes find love and redemption.
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 July 2024
For all the cheeky riffing on space-race history, the appeal of Fly Me to the Moon appears to be more earthbound and more tethered to the charms of these one-time Hail, Caesar!
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 20 May 2024
Madeleine Peyroux has the voice of an earthbound angel.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2024
Carrie Fisher is trading the Force for more earthbound type of magic.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 16 June 2023
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 July 2024
For all the cheeky riffing on space-race history, the appeal of Fly Me to the Moon appears to be more earthbound and more tethered to the charms of these one-time Hail, Caesar!
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 20 May 2024
Madeleine Peyroux has the voice of an earthbound angel.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2024
Carrie Fisher is trading the Force for more earthbound type of magic.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 16 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for earthbound
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An otherwise mundane game fleetingly evoked a similar response.Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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Leaders who present themselves as too entitled or privileged to do mundane tasks or sales calls or even clean up after themselves can leave the team demotivated.Joseph Edgar, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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While the terrestrial aftermath was plain to see, captured by both the local media and satellites, the impact on the sea was unknown.Ashley Balzer Vigil, Ars Technica, 21 Dec. 2024
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But cars, semis, boats, aircraft, terrestrial and extraterrestrial off-roaders, and machinery of war?New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 Dec. 2024
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In fact, the natural tendency for systems to move from low-entropy states to high-entropy ones seems to be the only thing that reliably imbues the universe with a consistent temporal direction.Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
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To indicate aging, the number needs to be followed by the temporal unit (5 years or 12 months), otherwise the number is just the name of the product.Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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This Barbera is both an earthly garden driven by rich red fruits and an ancient medicinal herb garden with its eucalyptus notes and proof that Barbera holds its own next to Barolo.Lana Bortolot, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Under Jamison’s direction, the Ailey dancers grew more and more godlike in technique without losing earthly looseness and soul.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2024
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There are two main paths toward a walking pneumonia diagnosis: lab testing and a physical exam—and sometimes, just one of these may be sufficient.Erica Sloan, SELF, 23 Dec. 2024
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Silence is as critical to mental health as vitamins are to physical well–being.Richard E. Cytowic, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
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Animal lovers will enjoy horseback riding or visiting one of the area’s animal sanctuaries.Katie Seemann, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2023
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Smoothies are an easy way to incorporate more non-animal protein into your diet.Amy Stanford, Health, 27 Mar. 2023
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“Earthbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earthbound. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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