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Recent Examples of unspiritual
When the 1990s brought an emphasis on art being viewed as unspiritual, unpoetical, socioeconomic evidence, the perspective on Cole changed.
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Holland Cotter, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2018
Holland Cotter, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unspiritual
Adjective
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But after loading all her worldly possessions into the back of Sam’s decaying van-cab, what should have been a simple fare becomes a wild, late-night odyssey.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
6 May 2025
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Experiencing new cultures, unique attractions, indigenous cuisine and never-before-tried activities are all part of the worldly adventure.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
Adjective
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They are lined with stainless steel and their flip-up tops reveal beetles swarming the earthly remains of various small animals, mostly birds.—
Corey Kilgannon,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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From the time of its populist founding, the Christian Church professed profound optimism about life, both earthly and eternal.—
Richard D. Mahoney,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Decades later, Erika bears a carnal attraction to her Uncle Fritz (Martin Rother), an amputee who lies withering in pain in his bedroom.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2025
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But the texting and blocking, the free-for-all backwaters of the internet and the carnal shenanigans that color contemporary TV teendom do put a different complexion on growing up.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2025
Adjective
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Katy Perry brought a few earthbound things with her during her 10-minute trip to outer space.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
15 Apr. 2025
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Other previewing productions made fine box office showings, if more earthbound than the starry mega-grossers.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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There is also the cumulative stress of police work: the daily drips of violence, misery and death; the relentless staccato of calls that can spiral from mundane to dramatic in a split second.—
Katja Ridderbusch,
NPR,
26 May 2025
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Some of the lines capture hilariously mundane moments of humanity.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
26 May 2025
Adjective
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What the world desires, in short, is a glimpse of a video game, which no one will be able to play until 2025—a game that builds an entire alternative world, glowing with the promise of violence and other fleshly thrills.—
Anthony Lane,
The New Yorker,
15 Dec. 2023
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But the album offers more than deliciously hedonistic thrills: Thrusting us into their operatic world, this Brooklyn band makes peace with their dark memories and fleshly desires.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
6 Dec. 2023
Adjective
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Though the papal tiara, symbolizing spiritual, temporal and supreme power, is still revered, no pope has worn it since Paul VI (1963-1978), who sold his for charity.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
18 May 2025
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Those questions are, so often, temporal and corporeal.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2025
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Our attention plunges in while the body remains firmly rooted in the sublunary world.—
Meghan O'Gieblyn,
WIRED,
16 Aug. 2023
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Planets and stars, eclipses and conjunctions would seem to have no direct effect on our lives, unlike the mundane and sublunary antics of our fellow humans.—
Alison Gopnik,
WSJ,
25 Aug. 2022
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“Unspiritual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unspiritual. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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