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
Trips cost the same as earthbound forms of transit, starting around $1.90 per ride.
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Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
In pre-pandemic times, comic book adaptations were Teflon at the box office, but they’ve recently been greeted with grosses that are earthbound — or worse.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 27 Dec. 2024
This almost didn’t happen, because finding the Venn diagram overlap between a movie that felt authentic to Deadpool, who is an earthbound anti-hero, raw and unvarnished storytelling, pretty gritty.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 27 Dec. 2024
But despite such heady material, the book itself is pleasurably earthbound and uncomplicated, shifting from one character in his Norwegian ensemble to the next with charm and intelligence, blending the wonder of science fiction with the moody intensity of a murder mystery.
—Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
In pre-pandemic times, comic book adaptations were Teflon at the box office, but they’ve recently been greeted with grosses that are earthbound — or worse.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 27 Dec. 2024
This almost didn’t happen, because finding the Venn diagram overlap between a movie that felt authentic to Deadpool, who is an earthbound anti-hero, raw and unvarnished storytelling, pretty gritty.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 27 Dec. 2024
But despite such heady material, the book itself is pleasurably earthbound and uncomplicated, shifting from one character in his Norwegian ensemble to the next with charm and intelligence, blending the wonder of science fiction with the moody intensity of a murder mystery.
—Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for earthbound
Adjective
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On a more mundane level, people in many places were hiding fire away in closed stoves, steam engines, and furnaces.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
2 Mar. 2025
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Here was a death that was permanent in the mundane sort of way.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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What’s more, because the GEO satellite networks use completely different protocols than the service providers' terrestrial networks, any method of interoperability has to be customized per each provider and each connection point.—
Glenn Katz,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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In these follow-up simulations, a small star, about three quarters the mass of the sun, is birthed out of the dense gas with planetesimals—kilometer-scale precursors to terrestrial planets—in tow.—
Conor Feehly,
Scientific American,
4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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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
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Scientists had long thought that deciphering those qualities — collectively known as prosody — happened in the superior temporal gyrus, an area of the brain associated with speech perception.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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How has Max died and why is his spirit anchored on the earthly plane?—
Marie-Helene Bertino,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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That’s an awful lot of earthly real estate, but when the asteroid becomes visible again and draws closer to us, a much more precise ground-zero could be determined.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Its most significant physical feature is a segmented tread protruding from its back, and extending to the front of its face.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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March 14th brings the full moon total lunar eclipse in Virgo (2:54 a.m. EST, 23° Virgo), a major moment of truth for our mental, physical, and spiritual well-being.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
refinery29.com,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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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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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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“Earthbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earthbound. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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