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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The missing leaders come from the messy middle—those steadfast, seasoned managers navigating between visionary ambitions and everyday mundane execution—who determine if organizational change succeeds or fails.—
Dan Pontefract,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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So people are usually surprised to see Rahma capturing footage on the side, sometimes of a guest, the setup, or the mundane bits in between.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Taking a broader temporal view of the crypto industry's evolution, of the over 24,000 cryptocurrencies listed on CoinGecko since 2014 to the end of 2023, over 50% have died.—
Max (Chong) Li,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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From there on out, the film takes a couple of major swings in the realm of its timeline — a strange temporal unfurling — as well as the seeming motives behind A.J. and Isaac’s arrival, and Camille’s readiness to host them alongside a friend who clearly needs some alone time.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
8 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Its civil servants have a track record of working fifty-to-sixty-hour weeks, based on spacecraft trajectories rather than terrestrial clocks.—
David W. Brown,
The New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2025
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Whatever terrestrial fare, it’s bound to be different from what is available on the ISS, around 200 miles or more above the surface of the Earth.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The physical altercation happened earlier this month at Wallace Middle School in Waterbury, Connecticut.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2025
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While the pneumonia infection has been successfully treated, Francis will continue to take oral medication for quite some time to treat the fungal infection in his lungs and continue his respiratory and physical physiotherapy.—
Danielle Wallace,
Fox News,
23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Williams and Wilmore and their crewmates exited Dragon, taking their first breaths of earthly air in months.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
18 Mar. 2025
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That final choice encapsulates Colquhoun’s lack of interest in earthly fame.—
Eliza Goodpasture,
ARTnews.com,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Ramping up surveillance Experts say the U.S. needs to boost its surveillance and detection systems now that there are more animal and human cases of D1.1.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
14 Feb. 2025
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However, they are immediately attacked by a ferocious creature that seems not fully animal, not fully human.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Sublunary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sublunary. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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