1
as in temporal
having to do with life on earth especially as opposed to that in heaven
scientists haven't even found all the terrestrial life on our planet
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2
as in mundane
having to do with the practical details of regular life
let's focus on terrestrial issues—such as how to pay the bills
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Recent Examples of terrestrial
Public lands have widespread support The Antiquities Act has led to the creation of 163 terrestrial and marine monuments and subsequently the protection of land and waters that hold cultural, scientific or historic significance.
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Erika Allen Wolters, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2025
Verizon isn't the only carrier focused on providing this kind of satellite connectivity to fill in the gaps in terrestrial cellular network coverage.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 22 Mar. 2025
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
That trip would be the longest transoceanic dispersal of any terrestrial vertebrate known to scientists.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Mar. 2025
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Erika Allen Wolters, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2025
Verizon isn't the only carrier focused on providing this kind of satellite connectivity to fill in the gaps in terrestrial cellular network coverage.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 22 Mar. 2025
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
That trip would be the longest transoceanic dispersal of any terrestrial vertebrate known to scientists.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for terrestrial
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Bill Murray got emotional talking about his old pal Bruce Willis, who has been battling frontal temporal dementia and aphasia for the past several years.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
1 Apr. 2025
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There are several astronomical functions, but the most entertaining one is the temporal tracking of celestial observations.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
31 Mar. 2025
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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
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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
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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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The result was one of the most transformative kitchen appliances in history, not because of new technology but because someone recognized an everyday problem—slow, inefficient cooking—applied a seemingly unrelated observation, and created a solution.—
Mark Nevins,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Dyrholm doesn’t only try to encounter her characters with openness but also people in her everyday life.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Mar. 2025
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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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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
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“Terrestrial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terrestrial. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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