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as in everyday
having to do with the practical details of regular life
they didn't want to be bothered with mundane concerns like doing the dishes while on vacation
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as in temporal
having to do with life on earth especially as opposed to that in heaven
a period for reflection and penitence, when spiritual concerns should take precedence over those that are mundane
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Recent Examples of mundane
Internal drama — employee hook-ups, power plays, longstanding grudges — share space with the mix of the mundane and the outrageous that constitutes a typical day in a typical big-city emergency department.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026
Being a minimalist doesn’t mean your decor is mundane.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 16 Apr. 2026
By conceptual necessity, that conflict needs to be small enough to be mundane and large enough to drive a person crazy.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
Rainfall or high-pressure showerheads instantly change the feel of your shower, turning a mundane morning task into something worth lingering over.
—Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for mundane
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026
Being a minimalist doesn’t mean your decor is mundane.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 16 Apr. 2026
By conceptual necessity, that conflict needs to be small enough to be mundane and large enough to drive a person crazy.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
Rainfall or high-pressure showerheads instantly change the feel of your shower, turning a mundane morning task into something worth lingering over.
—Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for mundane
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mundane
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Bringing his bag of insane tricks and witty banter to the Wilshire Ebell Theatre for two nights on May 8 and 9, Willman’s crowd work, storytelling and intricate tricks are inspired by everyday life.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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For full-time mothers who often move between cooking, cleaning, childcare, remote admin tasks, and managing family schedules throughout the day, this mobility can make everyday routines more practical and less disruptive.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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The first is their temporal nature—they are specifically designed for live and unfolding events, and their modality reflects this liveness.—
Daniel Jackson,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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Her formidable, untitled 2026 sphinx regally commands its space among ancient Egyptian and Roman sculpture, a marvel of the cross-temporal and cross-spatial, spiked with specific references to Black self-determination.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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Still, the music flourished on terrestrial radio and music-video television, two venues for mass musical experiences whose power has diminished drastically in the streaming era.—
Jack Hamilton,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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Broadcasting and telecommunications encompass radio and television services (including terrestrial broadcasting, cable, and satellite), telephony and wireless networks, and online streaming services.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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Those consumers have been increasingly seeking out solutions to ease the physical process, according to Circana.—
Laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
2 May 2026
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In these kinds of experiments, participants are told to practice physical activities—finger tapping, coin tossing, dart throwing with a nondominant hand—within their dreams.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
1 May 2026
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The charity reports a 70% increase in multi-animal incidents across England and Wales since 2021, defining such cases as those involving 10 or more animals.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
9 Apr. 2026
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Regulators are trying to push drug development into a post-animal testing era.—
Meghana Keshavan,
STAT,
19 Mar. 2026
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As the visionary figure, Bambaataa brought the sampling ethos to the music as well as an Afrocentric philosophy, a way of living unbounded by the earthly confines of whatever America had been or would become.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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That’s to say, there’s earthly authority and there’s heavenly authority.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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From Augustine, Leo learned to be deeply skeptical of worldly power.—
Peter Wehner,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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Over time, the bodega shelves emptied to make way for bottles of worldly wine and beer, but the love for the city remains five years later — as do those signature sandwiches.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Given who holds power in Washington, the key is to focus rhetoric less on the big vision of global sustainability than on the simple defense of personal bodily health, including especially the health of kids.—
Justin Zorn,
STAT,
28 Apr. 2026
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The prions are spread between animals through bodily fluids, including saliva, blood, urine and feces, and can occur through direct contact or indirectly through contamination of soil, food or water.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Mundane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mundane. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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