as in mundane
having to do with life on earth especially as opposed to that in heaven
in the expenditure of his psychic energies, he strives to strike a balance between the celestial and the terrene
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as in land
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for terrene
Adjective
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Lynch’s blend of mundane details heightened by dream logic was there from the very beginning.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025 -
Their philosophy centered on reimagining the mundane in ways that challenge perception, invite interaction and infuse humor into urban spaces.—
Courtney Lane,
Kansas City Star,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Hundreds of square miles of open land along Highway 101 and Interstate 5 remain undeveloped.—
Edward Ring,
Oc Register,
22 Apr. 2025
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To satisfy federal and state requirements to offset the filling of the coal pier channel, the joint venture plans to excavate 19 acres of land along the Jones Creek side of Sparrows Point, converting it to open water and wetlands.—
Timothy B. Wheeler,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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There is a limit, which could be discussed as a temporal one.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
10 Apr. 2025
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When the master of timing departed our temporal world for a large and silent india-ink panel nine days shy of his 96th birthday, the cartoonist left behind an enormous body of work that still dances on the page.—
Art Spiegelman,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Beyond that is hilly terrane that is mostly volcanic material that make up most of the surface of Mars.—
Erik Klemetti,
Discover Magazine,
16 Feb. 2021
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The hummocky terrane leading away from Mount St. Helens after the May 19, 1980 eruption.—
Erik Klemetti,
Discover Magazine,
8 Jan. 2019
Adjective
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Kelp captures carbon up to 20 times more than terrestrial forests.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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And most terrestrial options offer higher speeds than Starlink.—
Jeremy Bogaisky,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The connection to contemporary art also informs the design of the bottle, which was inspired by the curving landforms of Charles Jencks’ Cells of Life at Jupiter Artland.—
Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Rose is stoked to see how insights from predictive artificial intelligence impact play while also offering a glimpse into future applications—like preemptively assessing how even subtle architectural changes, from adding trees to adjusting landforms, will affect scoring.—
Mike Dojc,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Addressing both the mental and physical parts of grief is critical for healing.—
Kathleen Ferraro,
SELF,
15 Apr. 2025
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The 4-1 demolition of Manchester United showed Newcastle at their aggressive, physical and breathless best.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Beginning in 2009, Hockney began painting flowers and landscapes on his iPhone and progressed to the iPad when it was released the following year.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
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This was Brontë country—a landscape of bleak moors, steep valleys, and small towns nestled in the hollows.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Terrene.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terrene. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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