as in men
a member of the human race
just an ordinary mortal living an ordinary life
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Recent Examples of mortals
It’s set in a land split in two – Starside is where the magical, powerful immortals live, and Stormside is where mortals scramble for even just a taste of that magic.
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Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
But for the rest of us mere mortals, the idea of stepping into an ice bath for 10 minutes a day is awful.
—Big Think, 3 Sep. 2025
But for us common mortals these have a negative impact, though maybe only on our children, on our wives, on our friends.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
But like many mere mortals, Eden also has a sweet tooth.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2025
The roster of characters included powerful gods who frequently meddled in the affairs of mortals for their own entertainment and the villagers, warlords, and fighters who kept Xena and Gabrielle on their toes in every episode.
—Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Pursuing her passion for music and following her dreams also means living with mortals for the first time.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 13 Aug. 2025
Italian luxury sports carmaker Ferrari usually rides out any financial storms while lesser mortals issue profit warnings and are forced to batten down the hatches to ward off trouble.
—Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
But for the rest of us mere mortals, the idea of stepping into an ice bath for 10 minutes a day is awful.
—Big Think, 3 Sep. 2025
But for us common mortals these have a negative impact, though maybe only on our children, on our wives, on our friends.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
But like many mere mortals, Eden also has a sweet tooth.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2025
The roster of characters included powerful gods who frequently meddled in the affairs of mortals for their own entertainment and the villagers, warlords, and fighters who kept Xena and Gabrielle on their toes in every episode.
—Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Pursuing her passion for music and following her dreams also means living with mortals for the first time.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 13 Aug. 2025
Italian luxury sports carmaker Ferrari usually rides out any financial storms while lesser mortals issue profit warnings and are forced to batten down the hatches to ward off trouble.
—Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mortals
Noun
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And that advice proved useful in the coming years, especially after a growth spurt gave the teenager the physical attributes to deal with the kicks and elbows that came from playing against men often twice his age.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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The busload of men and women who arrived that day in September 2018, like the others before and after, came with hopes of creating better lives for themselves and their families.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In the end, the Viking landers found no creatures, and biological experiments proved inconclusive.—
David W. Brown,
New Yorker,
13 Sep. 2025
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The creatures prefer large, dense areas in the woods and wetlands.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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One paper in August estimates that Covid vaccines saved more than 2 million lives, mostly among older adults, worldwide between 2020 and October 2024.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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But for Ukraine—and for us—human lives matter.—
Oleksandra Matviichuk,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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What’s something that made you guys laugh a lot, either on set or in the writing process, or both?—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
18 Sep. 2025
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The Stoke shoe is for guys who don’t run, rely on walking as their primary form of exercise and want the same key running features for cushioning and comfort.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Acting is such an exercise in using your body, figuring out what’s working, figuring out what’s not, trying things, not being afraid to try things, taking notes, playing off other people, learning from other people.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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However, if the latest reports are to be believed, the hatchet has been buried, or at the very least, things are well enough that Queen Camilla would support her husband’s desire to make up with his son.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That requires humans to choose regeneration over extraction.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Like humans, dogs experience several sleep cycles, including periods of wakefulness known as non-rapid-eye-movement sleep and the deeper stage of rapid-eye-movement sleep, according to the American Kennel Club.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The annual Forbes Sustainability Leaders list honors 50 individuals whose recent achievements are shaping the fight against the climate crisis with real, scalable solutions.—
Elisabeth Brier,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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According to one of the individuals familiar with the situation, Kimmel was prepared to deliver his monologue on his show Wednesday night and planned to address the right-wing backlash to his remarks made earlier in the week regarding the politicalization of Kirk’s killing.—
Elizabeth Wagmeister,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For example, suppose that a user believes that alien beings from outer space are here on Earth.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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The name comes from local folklore, which imagined the chambers as dwellings for magical beings.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Mortals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mortals. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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