1
as in everyday
having to do with the practical details of regular life
they didn't want to be bothered with mundane concerns like doing the dishes while on vacation
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as in temporal
having to do with life on earth especially as opposed to that in heaven
a period for reflection and penitence, when spiritual concerns should take precedence over those that are mundane
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Recent Examples of mundane
So, for me that was just a real flip of doing the Others that are very mundane.
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Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 26 May 2026
Turn family chores into learning opportunities Even the most mundane household task can offer opportunities to introduce your child to more vocabulary words.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 25 May 2026
All of the smaller businesses who have seen true ROI on AI marketing are the ones that completed the mundane work before asking for anything.
—Terdawn Deboe, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
Similarly mundane material is given to Seth Rogen (as a fellow rabbi more concerned with having fun than appreciating the faith), Kate Berlant (as Rogen’s partner in faith), and Alex Karpovsky (as another rabbi, this one invited to join Noah’s temple).
—Hugh Hart, IndieWire, 23 May 2026
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Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 26 May 2026
Turn family chores into learning opportunities Even the most mundane household task can offer opportunities to introduce your child to more vocabulary words.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 25 May 2026
All of the smaller businesses who have seen true ROI on AI marketing are the ones that completed the mundane work before asking for anything.
—Terdawn Deboe, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
Similarly mundane material is given to Seth Rogen (as a fellow rabbi more concerned with having fun than appreciating the faith), Kate Berlant (as Rogen’s partner in faith), and Alex Karpovsky (as another rabbi, this one invited to join Noah’s temple).
—Hugh Hart, IndieWire, 23 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mundane
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Wherever possible, Arnold shot outside the studio, capturing her subjects going about their everyday lives — a radical approach for celebrity photography at the time.—
Sheena McKenzie,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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Our expert take The Chase Freedom Unlimited® is a no-annual-fee card that earns generous cash-back on everyday purchases and a lucrative welcome bonus.—
Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
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These areas included the prefrontal cortex, cingulate cortex, parietal and temporal cortices, and the amygdala, which are involved in pain processing, emotional regulation, and cognition.—
Stephanie Anderson Witmer,
Health,
2 June 2026
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His head sustained a small temporal fracture and a small brain bleed.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
23 May 2026
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Meanwhile, Sarv Dharavane, who is a three-time bee veteran, took third place after misspelling the tropical African terrestrial orchid, disa, according to CNN.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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The channel can be freely accessed by terrestrial, cable, satellite, and digital television.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
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At the time, detectives collected and preserved physical evidence but were unable to narrow down a suspect.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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As for agentic commerce, in Jain’s framing, only Google, Anthropic, and Bilt have the breadth of demand-side merchant integrations to power AI commerce in the physical world.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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The charity reports a 70% increase in multi-animal incidents across England and Wales since 2021, defining such cases as those involving 10 or more animals.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
9 Apr. 2026
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Regulators are trying to push drug development into a post-animal testing era.—
Meghana Keshavan,
STAT,
19 Mar. 2026
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In Muslim belief, whoever holds a fragment is holding something that connects the earthly world with the divine.—
Iqbal Akhtar,
The Conversation,
25 May 2026
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What feels like sci-fi resolves into a Realist worker portrait as a technological fantasy of efficiency chafes against the fleshy, earthly physical world.—
Emily Watlington,
ARTnews.com,
24 May 2026
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Here, against the intimate interiority of this elegant narrative, untamed urges clash with Confucian ideals of filial piety and Buddhist undertones of the suffering caused by worldly attachments.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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However, he was inspired by one particular episode — Mann’s return to Germany in 1949 with his spitfire and worldly daughter Erika (played by Oscar nominee Sandra Hüller).—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
28 May 2026
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Between 2012 and 2015, Perry was also convicted of assault likely to cause great bodily injury, domestic violence, possession of ammunition as a felon and fleeing from police in Sacramento County, according to the criminal complaint.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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Court records showed Jimenez cracked the woman’s orbital socket and was charged with battery with serious bodily injury.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
2 June 2026
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“Mundane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mundane. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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