as in mundane
having to do with life on earth especially as opposed to that in heaven
like all sublunary things, this misery will one day end
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Recent Examples of sublunary
Our attention plunges in while the body remains firmly rooted in the sublunary world.
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Meghan O'Gieblyn, WIRED, 16 Aug. 2023
Planets and stars, eclipses and conjunctions would seem to have no direct effect on our lives, unlike the mundane and sublunary antics of our fellow humans.
—Alison Gopnik, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2022
In the profoundest sense, the words and deeds of a martyr say to her society that there is a higher world, a world that works according to a logic superior to that of this sublunary sphere.
—Dwight Lindley Iii, National Review, 16 May 2021
But change is the only constant in our sublunary world, as writers down the centuries have noted; Powell, too, knew this well.
—Neel Mukherjee, New York Times, 7 May 2018
Meghan O'Gieblyn, WIRED, 16 Aug. 2023
Planets and stars, eclipses and conjunctions would seem to have no direct effect on our lives, unlike the mundane and sublunary antics of our fellow humans.
—Alison Gopnik, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2022
In the profoundest sense, the words and deeds of a martyr say to her society that there is a higher world, a world that works according to a logic superior to that of this sublunary sphere.
—Dwight Lindley Iii, National Review, 16 May 2021
But change is the only constant in our sublunary world, as writers down the centuries have noted; Powell, too, knew this well.
—Neel Mukherjee, New York Times, 7 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sublunary
Adjective
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In more mundane incidents during a flight, sitting near an emergency exit would allow passengers to disembark sooner than others.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
18 June 2025
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When in doubt, let machines hurdle the mundane—but save critical decisions, emotional moments and nuanced interactions for humans.—
Joel Frenette,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
Adjective
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The people who had higher negativity bias were found to have reduced blood flow in the frontal, temporal and parietal lobes — regions critical for decision-making, memory and emotional regulation, according to Amen.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2025
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Stories offer a generosity of space—temporal, emotional, political—that real-time clinical work does not.—
Danielle Ofri,
New Yorker,
7 June 2025
Adjective
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This model reshapes terrestrial manufacturing, enabling real-time diagnostics, predictive maintenance and rapid iteration.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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But SpaceX has also had to build large ground stations around the world, known as gateways, to pipe data into space from the terrestrial Internet.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 June 2025
Adjective
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Before security personnel are even assembled, the U.S. will need to take a detailed look at the situation, both the wider political context and the immediate physical concerns around the embassy.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
15 June 2025
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Utilizing a commercial high-fidelity inkjet printer, that digital map was converted into a physical two-layer mask printed onto an ultra-thin clear polymer film.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
15 June 2025
Adjective
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His earthly travails were soul-sapping and then some.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 June 2025
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The Yoruba people believe that the Osun-Osogbo grove, which sprawls across 185 acres of dense forest, is the goddess Osun’s earthly home.—
Ogar Monday,
Christian Science Monitor,
8 May 2025
Adjective
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In 2022, the FDA Modernization Act 2.0 paved the way for alternatives to animal testing, and in December 2023, an NIH advisory committee made similar recommendations to develop non-animal methods.—
Rachel Fobar,
Vox,
14 May 2025
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Rendering is a process that transforms animal by-products, like leftover meat and fats...and yes, chicken feet, into usable materials, such as animal feed, fuel, and other industrial products.—
Phil Kafarakis,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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“Sublunary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sublunary. Accessed 22 Jun. 2025.
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