1
as in cosmopolitan
having a wide and refined knowledge of the world especially from personal experience
she returned from her year as an exchange student a much more worldly person
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as in mundane
having to do with life on earth especially as opposed to that in heaven
preoccupied with worldly concerns
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Recent Examples of worldly
At the same time, the Brotherhood discourages any worldly attachment that privileges one person over another person, or over God.
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Hannah Gold, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
In a half, KU fans got a glimpse of everything that makes Daniels an other-worldly talent — and everything that’s kept him from reaching his ceiling along the way.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2025
For millennia, curious souls have examined a range of worldly phenomena, from the palm of the hand to moldy cheese, to prophesy supernatural knowledge about their fates.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2025
The aristocratic designer often drew upon his worldly childhood experiences–Pucci produced clothing, upholstery, living room accessories, purses, shoes, and clothing that reflected all this exposure, print-packed and vivacious.
—Essence, 14 Aug. 2025
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Hannah Gold, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
In a half, KU fans got a glimpse of everything that makes Daniels an other-worldly talent — and everything that’s kept him from reaching his ceiling along the way.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2025
For millennia, curious souls have examined a range of worldly phenomena, from the palm of the hand to moldy cheese, to prophesy supernatural knowledge about their fates.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2025
The aristocratic designer often drew upon his worldly childhood experiences–Pucci produced clothing, upholstery, living room accessories, purses, shoes, and clothing that reflected all this exposure, print-packed and vivacious.
—Essence, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for worldly
Adjective
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One such story is that the island has always been a diverse, cosmopolitan place.—
Will Collins,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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The way Zohran Mamdani—the son of an Indian-Ugandan Muslim scholar of Africa—has repudiated these values, along with his adherence to a cosmopolitan vision of peace and justice, guarantees extreme hostility to him among the Establishment.—
Pankaj Mishra,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Thoughts of all the beautiful, mundane, familiar things that make life so sweet had turned sour in my ominous fortune-telling.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Sep. 2025
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On the face of it, data migration is one of those mundane but necessary IT tasks—the process of moving data from one place to another.—
Carl D'Halluin,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Boiled down in a cauldron using traditional methods, the sulfate-free formula bubbles up into a lovely lather that washes hands without stripping them (the glycerin, as well as coconut, olive, and sweet almond oils, are to thank) and fills the room with its sophisticated, Provençal scents.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Smart stability through clever control The key to this drone’s ability to stabilize is a sophisticated feedback controller.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The Science of Temporal Distancing Another EQ technique that pairs beautifully with Wright's insight is something called temporal distancing.—
Mark Murphy,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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For video chats, a low-latency Super Resolution filter, temporal noise filtering, and frame interpolation can improve video quality and smooth a low-frame-rate video chat.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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In the longer term, the best way to properly confirm these findings would be to return samples for analysis in terrestrial laboratories.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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The effect is an otherworldly terrestrial landscape that hints at underwater environments like nearly-violet bioluminescence.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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While there was not much to be excited about for Giants fans, the rookie running back continued to become a fan favorite with his physical running style.—
Mark Kern,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Sep. 2025
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Twelve months and one promotion on, Sunderland have added physical height, speed and experience.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The rest of us are strolling into fall with an eye to earthly delights.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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Though his earthly life has ended, his witness cannot be silenced.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
IndyStar,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Worldly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worldly. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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